Home and Auto Mansionmania Tournament: Round 1, Heat 12 - Page 6

**Rain Man** · 10-14-2021, 10:38 AM

Mansionmania continues. I'm going to show you the most expensive homes in every state and a few territories, with a few extras thrown in from the largest states to get the tourney up to 64. It'll be a single-elimination tournament.

You will choose among each pair of houses with the following assumptions:

The purchase price for you is $0.
All maintenance, utilities, property taxes, and cleaning is included.
You must live in the home for the rest of your life.
You can't travel more than 100 miles from home (via google maps drive time) other than 1 two-week vacation each year.
You get $250,000 per year as a living allowance
You get an additional living allowance at the cheaper home, which will be valued at 1% of any cost difference annually. I will note this amount in the poll.
You get the furnishings. If unfurnished, you get an allowance that will give you mid-grade furniture in every room.
You get any vehicles in the garage. But only the garage - nothing parked outside.

I encourage you to click on the maps in the listings to see the general location and neighborhood.

Also, I will only enter contestants if they have a sufficient number of photos to judge, as determined by me.

Your entries in this heat are:

Kansas:

https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...8_M98451-43225

Delaware:

https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...0_M58295-90451

Pablo · 10-14-2021, 06:02 PM

If you thought that KS house was bad wait until we get into the Dakotas. That's some real barf territory there.

**Bearcat** · 10-14-2021, 06:48 PM

I might get buyer's remorse for that Delaware house and it's free... just the thought of it being worth $6 million is absurd, even with the ocean view.

If the Delaware house just had a little bit of acreage, it would be an easy vote... but, isolation > people.

Kansas "wins".

**Rain Man** · 10-14-2021, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bowser

Can we move the Lake Quivira D&D house to either of the Delaware or Kansas locations?

I guess you could use your stipend for it. I wonder how much it costs to move a house like that.

**RollChiefsRoll** · 10-14-2021, 09:02 PM

That Kansas house is ****ing brutal. $25 million for that ugly piece of shit? It looks like a place where your whole family would get murdered In Cold Blood-style.

**Buehler445** · 10-14-2021, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Renegade

With that much land, just make it into a hunting preserve. You could have people from all over the world come and see you. Heck put in your own airstrip and make your own town.

You wouldn’t want to let go of the income. You’d want to save some of the income and buy some adjacent land for that stuff.

Quote:

Originally Posted by RollChiefsRoll

That Kansas house is ****ing brutal. $25 million for that ugly piece of shit? It looks like a place where your whole family would get murdered In Cold Blood-style.

Like most of the other big acreage pieces, the value is in the land. And this is a lot of high producing land.

And In Cold Blood happened in town in Holcomb. Which I think is roughly the size of Gardener or maybe Lansing.

oldman · 10-14-2021, 10:05 PM

This one was easy for me since I've been to Sharon Springs. Not no, but HELL NO. Delaware for the win.

burt · 10-15-2021, 08:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiimosabi

lol at the Kansas ranch. 3500 acres of empty space to cover the fact that the house sucks

If you think that place sucks, I really wanna see yours!! Y'all are some uppity SOB's!! My problem with the Kansas place is most of the land seems to be crops. If I am wrong, I'd change my vote to KS. because I'd love to have a bison herd. I'm no Beuhler.

But unlike Rain Man, I'd live to live on a strip of beach!

Great Expectations · 10-15-2021, 09:02 AM

Can I pick a different house in Kansas? I’d like to live at 2404 W 114th St. Leawood, KS.

It is $5.8M, 11,356 sq ft, nice pool, and on Hallobrook Country Club. It would be my choice over the other two.

View Poll Results: Which one do you pick?
Kansas + $250,000 annual stipend	13	23.64%
Delaware + $441,000 annual stipend	39	70.91%
Gosh, I can't decide.	3	5.45%
Voters: 55. You may not vote on this poll

10-14-2021, 10:38 AM
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $2768491 VARSITY	Mansionmania Tournament: Round 1, Heat 12 Mansionmania continues. I'm going to show you the most expensive homes in every state and a few territories, with a few extras thrown in from the largest states to get the tourney up to 64. It'll be a single-elimination tournament. You will choose among each pair of houses with the following assumptions: The purchase price for you is $0. All maintenance, utilities, property taxes, and cleaning is included. You must live in the home for the rest of your life. You can't travel more than 100 miles from home (via google maps drive time) other than 1 two-week vacation each year. You get $250,000 per year as a living allowance You get an additional living allowance at the cheaper home, which will be valued at 1% of any cost difference annually. I will note this amount in the poll. You get the furnishings. If unfurnished, you get an allowance that will give you mid-grade furniture in every room. You get any vehicles in the garage. But only the garage - nothing parked outside. I encourage you to click on the maps in the listings to see the general location and neighborhood. Also, I will only enter contestants if they have a sufficient number of photos to judge, as determined by me. Your entries in this heat are: Kansas: https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...8_M98451-43225 Delaware: https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...0_M58295-90451
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10-14-2021, 06:02 PM	#76
Pablo Ultrabanned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North da River Casino cash: $1469356	If you thought that KS house was bad wait until we get into the Dakotas. That's some real barf territory there.
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10-14-2021, 06:48 PM	#77
Bearcat Would an idiot do that? Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Arizona Casino cash: $2264931	I might get buyer's remorse for that Delaware house and it's free... just the thought of it being worth $6 million is absurd, even with the ocean view. If the Delaware house just had a little bit of acreage, it would be an easy vote... but, isolation > people. Kansas "wins".
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10-14-2021, 09:02 PM	#79
RollChiefsRoll I don’t care for Auburn Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sweet Home Alabama Casino cash: $4430340	That Kansas house is ****ing brutal. $25 million for that ugly piece of shit? It looks like a place where your whole family would get murdered In Cold Blood-style.
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10-14-2021, 10:05 PM	#81
oldman Curmudgeon Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: North by Northwest Casino cash: $5836784	This one was easy for me since I've been to Sharon Springs. Not no, but HELL NO. Delaware for the win.
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10-15-2021, 09:02 AM	#83
Great Expectations MVP Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Joplin, MO Casino cash: $13252338	Can I pick a different house in Kansas? I’d like to live at 2404 W 114th St. Leawood, KS. It is $5.8M, 11,356 sq ft, nice pool, and on Hallobrook Country Club. It would be my choice over the other two. __________________
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