Home and Auto Mansionmania Tournament: Round 1, Heat 25 - Page 2

**Rain Man** · 10-26-2021, 10:21 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, HOA fees, 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:

Rhode Island:

https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...0_M98127-03006

Washington:

https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...5_M94535-05252

**Buehler445** · 10-26-2021, 11:59 AM

Yeah, this one stretches the definition of maintenance.

Washington for me. Neither are really my bag but Washington is closer.

ThaVirus · 10-26-2021, 12:03 PM

Neither location or house really appeal to me much. East Coast bias gives Rhode Island an advantage but the Washington home is more my speed.

I don't know. I guess I'd go Seattle but I can't see myself voting for either of these in the next round.

**Rain Man** · 10-26-2021, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zebedee DuBois

the castle has 29 bedrooms in addition to 53 other room.
I don't know that many people that I would care to have stay overnight.

I'd move to a different one every month just for fun. It would give me something to do for years.

HonestChieffan · 10-26-2021, 12:07 PM

RI for me

washingtons way too loony

oldman · 10-26-2021, 12:17 PM

The wine stays with the house in Seattle, right? Both have some really cool features, but I think I'd get tired of the RI Skipper and Bitsy thing. Seattle has more temperate weather and seems a little more homey, so I'll take WA.

RedRaider56 · 10-26-2021, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HonestChieffan

RI for me

washingtons way too loony

exactly. Plus the stylized pictures in the listing really turned me off. I don't understand why realtors have to go all HDR on these photos.

**Rain Man** · 10-26-2021, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HonestChieffan

RI for me

washingtons way too loony

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedRaider56

exactly. Plus the stylized pictures in the listing really turned me off. I don't understand why realtors have to go all HDR on these photos.

You guys are invited to my first Gatsby party.

JohnnyHammersticks · 10-26-2021, 03:06 PM

Rhode Island looks like something straight out of the Gilded Age with ghosts of robber barons. Definitely not my style. Providence has some mean Portuguese Chourico Stew, which in my opinion is the single best comfort food dish on the planet, but not a whole lot else.

It would be the Washington house and Seattle area for me.

mr. tegu · 10-26-2021, 03:15 PM

Washington for me. I can’t quite tell but on Rhode Island it doesn’t even seem like an ocean front property.

**Rain Man** · 10-26-2021, 03:20 PM

I must say, I'm surprised at how this heat is going. Washington is great, but I thought that few would pass up a Newport castle. I figured Washington would make a good showing but that Rhode Island would win rather handily.

Zebedee DuBois · 10-26-2021, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I must say, I'm surprised at how this heat is going. Washington is great, but I thought that few would pass up a Newport castle. I figured Washington would make a good showing but that Rhode Island would win rather handily.

I think the absence of furniture in the RI house really contributes to a cold feel.

This shows the importance of "staging" to evoke a feeling of homeyness.

**Rain Man** · 10-26-2021, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zebedee DuBois

I think the absence of furniture in the RI house really contributes to a cold feel.

This shows the importance of "staging" to evoke a feeling of homeyness.

Good point. It would cost a fortune to fully stage a house like that, but even if they did three or four rooms it would help to visualize the place.

burt · 10-26-2021, 04:54 PM

Furniture, artwork and heating that damn RI mausoleum would be WAY over the stipend. Yeah, parking a used Ford Festiva out front might be embarrassing.

tredadda · 10-26-2021, 05:09 PM

Love Washington as a whole, but a castle is too much to pass up. Will have to go with the Rhode Island one.

KCUnited · 10-26-2021, 05:16 PM

I'll be honest, I have an irrational hatred of parquet flooring.

View Poll Results: Which one do you pick?
Rhode Island, plus $250,000 annual stipend	7	14.89%
Washington, plus $274,000 annual stipend	39	82.98%
Gosh, I can't decide.	1	2.13%
Voters: 47. You may not vote on this poll

10-26-2021, 10:21 AM
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-532449 VARSITY	Mansionmania Tournament: Round 1, Heat 25 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, HOA fees, 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: Rhode Island: https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...0_M98127-03006 Washington: https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...5_M94535-05252
Posts: 145,332

10-26-2021, 11:59 AM	#16
Buehler445 Supporter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scott City KS Casino cash: $-1445266	Yeah, this one stretches the definition of maintenance. Washington for me. Neither are really my bag but Washington is closer.
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10-26-2021, 12:03 PM	#17
ThaVirus 5 o’clock free crack giveaway Join Date: Sep 2007 Casino cash: $-1677631	Neither location or house really appeal to me much. East Coast bias gives Rhode Island an advantage but the Washington home is more my speed. I don't know. I guess I'd go Seattle but I can't see myself voting for either of these in the next round.
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10-26-2021, 12:07 PM	#19
HonestChieffan Seeking the Truth daily Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the Country in MO Casino cash: $-1445691	RI for me washingtons way too loony __________________ "We read books for knowledge; We read the Bible for wisdom!"
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10-26-2021, 12:17 PM	#20
oldman Curmudgeon Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: North by Northwest Casino cash: $5836784	The wine stays with the house in Seattle, right? Both have some really cool features, but I think I'd get tired of the RI Skipper and Bitsy thing. Seattle has more temperate weather and seems a little more homey, so I'll take WA.
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10-26-2021, 03:06 PM	#23
JohnnyHammersticks MVP Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Chandler AZ Casino cash: $-419996	Rhode Island looks like something straight out of the Gilded Age with ghosts of robber barons. Definitely not my style. Providence has some mean Portuguese Chourico Stew, which in my opinion is the single best comfort food dish on the planet, but not a whole lot else. It would be the Washington house and Seattle area for me.
Posts: 14,611

10-26-2021, 03:15 PM	#24
mr. tegu Forever Royal Join Date: Mar 2012 Casino cash: $-1748700	Washington for me. I can’t quite tell but on Rhode Island it doesn’t even seem like an ocean front property.
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10-26-2021, 03:20 PM	#25
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-532449 VARSITY	I must say, I'm surprised at how this heat is going. Washington is great, but I thought that few would pass up a Newport castle. I figured Washington would make a good showing but that Rhode Island would win rather handily. __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
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10-26-2021, 05:09 PM	#29
tredadda Three-Pat Join Date: May 2011 Location: Colorado Springs Casino cash: $-1844947	Love Washington as a whole, but a castle is too much to pass up. Will have to go with the Rhode Island one.
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10-26-2021, 05:16 PM	#30
KCUnited Cheat Death Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Land of Drincoln Casino cash: $-1471756	I'll be honest, I have an irrational hatred of parquet flooring.
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