Mansionmania Tournament: Round 3, Heat 2

[Rain Man]

Mansionmania continues with our Sweet 16 3rd-round contestants. 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:

Wyoming:

https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...1_M88490-96176

New Hampshire:

https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...2_M90471-61146

[PHOG]

Well. winters in Wyoming last how long? Brrrr. But NH isn't much better, but 700k samolas a year would probably keep us warm, even around Bahston.

NH it is.

[burt]

Hard to go against the $$ but Wyoming is just a slice of heaven.

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

The more we talked about it yesterday, the more I realize that the difference between a $250,000 stipend and a $700,500 stipend is huge. And the reason is services, not buying stuff. For $700,500 I can buy myself a full-time personal chef, a full-time personal trainer, and get things like massages and bookkeeping frequently. I can't get that for $250,000, or at least not full-time. I need to keep that in mind because at this point in the tournament all of the houses are going to meet my needs.

That said, Wyoming. I want to sleep in that bubble bed and see those views. The New Hampshire house is great and it's near Boston, but in this heat I still have to go Wyoming. I could thrive in that Wyoming house and I like the culture of the West.

It's round 3 and you're just now coming around to the cash whore life? Welcome to the dark side.

This one is tough. I'm a whore and 500K is lot. But WYO is more appealing than NH.

I stared at the pictures a long time, and I think I can live with NH. As long as I can keep the horse culture off me.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

It's round 3 and you're just now coming around to the cash whore life? Welcome to the dark side.

This one is tough. I'm a whore and 500K is lot. But WYO is more appealing than NH.

I stared at the pictures a long time, and I think I can live with NH. As long as I can keep the horse culture off me.

I don't know why I had this lapse, but I was pretty much thinking about the stipend to buy goods and not services. I don't need a lot of stuff, so the base stipend was fine, and the only real service that I spend money on is travel, which is limited by the rules. But then once we started talking about paid masseuses and trainers and chefs and back ticklers (thavirus's gig, but I'm willing to check it out), I realized that the stipend can really add to my quality of life.

[ChiefGator]

The Wyoming house and the river by it are beautiful.. except.. books don't belong in kitchens. That is strange.

[Zebedee DuBois]

I have been, for the most part, ignoring the stipend in all these matches. it only comes into play when I can't choose between the houses/locations. The stipend can change depending on the matchup - so it really is meaningless (in my opinion) especially when all the other costs are already taken care of.

I love both these house. I could be happy in either location. I *think* winters are longer and harder in Wyoming than New Hampshire.

A question: in the movies when NYC people say they are vacationing in the Hamptons, is this the place they are taking about?

I'm going NH this round.

[Zebedee DuBois]

Originally Posted by ChiefGator

The Wyoming house and the river by it are beautiful.. except.. books don't belong in kitchens. That is strange.

What about cookbooks?

[lawrenceRaider]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Yeah, that was a bit of a design mistake on my part. I should've made the stipend a function of the most expensive house in the tournament rather than the most expensive house in each heat. But we'll live with this system given our progress so far.

You can redeem yourself by doing another Mansionmania tourney later. This one has been awesome.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Zebedee DuBois

I have been, for the most part, ignoring the stipend in all these matches. it only comes into play when I can't choose between the houses/locations. The stipend can change depending on the matchup - so it really is meaningless (in my opinion) especially when all the other costs are already taken care of.

I love both these house. I could be happy in either location. I *think* winters are longer and harder in Wyoming than New Hampshire.

A question: in the movies when NYC people say they are vacationing in the Hamptons, is this the place they are taking about?

I'm going NH this round.

I think the Hamptons are on Long Island. We had an early New York house that lost in Round 1. It was more than 100 miles from Manhattan on Long Island, and I think it was in the Hamptons.

I always mix up the Hamptons, the Poconos, and the Catskills when people talk about getting away from New York.

[PHOG]

Originally Posted by Zebedee DuBois

I have been, for the most part, ignoring the stipend in all these matches. it only comes into play when I can't choose between the houses/locations. The stipend can change depending on the matchup - so it really is meaningless (in my opinion) especially when all the other costs are already taken care of.

I love both these house. I could be happy in either location. I *think* winters are longer and harder in Wyoming than New Hampshire.

A question: in the movies when NYC people say they are vacationing in the Hamptons, is this the place they are taking about?

I'm going NH this round.

Nah, they are on the far end of Long Island opposite NYC. Like RM said.

[oldman]

I'm out on WY, just too far from anything. While not a big fan of NH, the house, money, and proximity to Boston wins. I wouldn't turn to the dark side and be a Pats/Red Sox fan.

[ChiefGator]

Originally Posted by Zebedee DuBois

What about cookbooks?

Man.. then they got a LOT of cookbooks..



That all LOOKS cool.. but seems pretty damn infeasible... that is a small-ass kitchen too

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I don't know why I had this lapse, but I was pretty much thinking about the stipend to buy goods and not services. I don't need a lot of stuff, so the base stipend was fine, and the only real service that I spend money on is travel, which is limited by the rules. But then once we started talking about paid masseuses and trainers and chefs and back ticklers (thavirus's gig, but I'm willing to check it out), I realized that the stipend can really add to my quality of life.

How am I the only one here that understands that money is good?

Anyway, welcome to the dark side!

Originally Posted by oldman

I'm out on WY, just too far from anything. While not a big fan of NH, the house, money, and proximity to Boston wins. I wouldn't turn to the dark side and be a Pats/Red Sox fan.

Yeah, good thing too. I'd have to murder you and bury you in a shallow grave in the back 40.

[oldman]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Yeah, good thing too. I'd have to murder you and bury you in a shallow grave in the back 40.

I'd probably do that myself if I became a Sox/Pats fan. I would ask you to cover the grave with one of your many John Deeres though.

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by oldman

I'd probably do that myself if I became a Sox/Pats fan. I would ask you to cover the grave with one of your many John Deeres though.

Fair enough.