Home and Auto Mansionmania Tournament: Round 1, Heat 8 - Page 2

**Rain Man** · 10-10-2021, 02:50 PM

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:

West Virginia:

https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...1_M98462-49944

Wyoming:

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

This is bugeater's house that started my interest in the tournament.

jd1020 · 10-10-2021, 04:15 PM

I have to go with the West Virginia home even though I don't really care for it. That home is decorated in such a way that its like going on that HGTV show with the twins. They show you the house and you have your list of needs or wants and the house you are going through has the potential of meeting your list but you have to look beyond the clutter and maybe knock down a few walls. But, like I said when the Wyoming house was first posted, having to walk down all those paths to get to the various sections of the house is going to get old really ****ing fast and there might be days where I want to chill in the pool but then I'm thinking about the 200 steps I have to take to get there and its just like **** it.

mr. tegu · 10-10-2021, 04:24 PM

Wyoming is better here but it still feels overpriced.

**Bowser** · 10-10-2021, 04:37 PM

Someone needs their ass beat for decorating the West Virginia house with that wallpaper and paint. How in the actual hell did that seem like a good idea to someone.

That said, I think I like it this much >< more. This is a tough heat - both of the houses are right in my wheelhouse of like, but the WV house calls to me. Bwana's second home would be amazing with those views and creek right there, though. There isn't a bad choice here, imo. I look forward blowing my first year's stipend on redecorating that ugly bitch.

**Buehler445** · 10-10-2021, 04:59 PM

This is a tough one. I'd be all about the half million additional stipend but man that WV house is awful. I mean the bones are awesome but it would be a major overhaul, and what I could maybe stay in the office until a bedroom gets refinished? That's probably better than a years worth of work. Depends on when the stipend gets cashed I guess?

I gotta go with Wyoming. All I have to do is throw out that goddamned reclaimed wood table. What kind of pretentious douche do you have to be to make a house with as clean of finish as that and say, YEP I need a reclaimed wood table.

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Originally Posted by Bearcat

Yeah, it's one thing to say you want different vibes for different rooms, or completely different designs.... but, not only did they go that route, most rooms look awful as well. The bad/outdated wallpaper, the color choice of the pink room, etc.

There was one bedroom in all of that which was surprisingly adequate, plus one of the bathrooms.

And for 10k sq ft, it just doesn't look roomy at all... partly because of all the shit they have in each room, but besides the kitchen, most rooms seem cramped.

I guess maybe I could sell ALL THE SHIT in the house and buy some wall finishing.

**Rain Man** · 10-10-2021, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by jd1020

I have to go with the West Virginia home even though I don't really care for it. That home is decorated in such a way that its like going on that HGTV show with the twins. They show you the house and you have your list of needs or wants and the house you are going through has the potential of meeting your list but you have to look beyond the clutter and maybe knock down a few walls. But, like I said when the Wyoming house was first posted, having to walk down all those paths to get to the various sections of the house is going to get old really ****ing fast and there might be days where I want to chill in the pool but then I'm thinking about the 200 steps I have to take to get there and its just like **** it.

I recognize that I'm not a sun worshiper at all, and that other people actually like being in the pool on a sunny day. But from my perspective I can't imagine building my own $20 million home and not having the pool indoors. Even more so in a four-season climate.

stumppy · 10-10-2021, 05:32 PM

Wyoming for sure. The location alone is enough to tip the scales, then looked at the WV house and my eyes want to throw up. Hell yes, a house on the Snake River, not far from several top notch national parks. A hundred miles in any direction would be fine with me.

MagicHef · 10-10-2021, 05:41 PM

It's too bad that there isn't an easy way to determine the best house in a state rather than just the most expensive, because there have to be better houses in WV than that one, even if they're priced lower.

**Perineum Ripper** · 10-10-2021, 06:39 PM

The Tetons might be my most favorite place in the world. So Wyoming all day everyday

kepp · 10-11-2021, 12:28 PM

The only good thing about the WV mansion is the wine cellar...and that was ALMOST enough to give it my vote. But it's still WY for me.

View Poll Results: Which one do you pick?
West Virginia + $705,000 annual stipend.	9	21.43%
Wyoming + $250,000 annual stipend.	33	78.57%
Gosh, I can't decide.	0	0%
Voters: 42. You may not vote on this poll

10-10-2021, 02:50 PM
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-472449 VARSITY	Mansionmania Tournament: Round 1, Heat 8 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: West Virginia: https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...1_M98462-49944 Wyoming: https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...1_M88490-96176 This is bugeater's house that started my interest in the tournament.
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10-10-2021, 04:15 PM	#16
jd1020 In Search of a Life Join Date: Nov 2010 Casino cash: $7042645	I have to go with the West Virginia home even though I don't really care for it. That home is decorated in such a way that its like going on that HGTV show with the twins. They show you the house and you have your list of needs or wants and the house you are going through has the potential of meeting your list but you have to look beyond the clutter and maybe knock down a few walls. But, like I said when the Wyoming house was first posted, having to walk down all those paths to get to the various sections of the house is going to get old really **ing fast and there might be days where I want to chill in the pool but then I'm thinking about the 200 steps I have to take to get there and its just like ** it.
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10-10-2021, 04:24 PM	#17
mr. tegu Forever Royal Join Date: Mar 2012 Casino cash: $-1688700	Wyoming is better here but it still feels overpriced.
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10-10-2021, 04:37 PM	#18
Bowser sorta mod-ish Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: KC North Casino cash: $-38384	Someone needs their ass beat for decorating the West Virginia house with that wallpaper and paint. How in the actual hell did that seem like a good idea to someone. That said, I think I like it this much >< more. This is a tough heat - both of the houses are right in my wheelhouse of like, but the WV house calls to me. Bwana's second home would be amazing with those views and creek right there, though. There isn't a bad choice here, imo. I look forward blowing my first year's stipend on redecorating that ugly bitch.
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10-10-2021, 05:32 PM	#21
stumppy New and Improved Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Springfield, Mo. Casino cash: $-2181410	Wyoming for sure. The location alone is enough to tip the scales, then looked at the WV house and my eyes want to throw up. Hell yes, a house on the Snake River, not far from several top notch national parks. A hundred miles in any direction would be fine with me. __________________ “As a nation, we can endure damaging policies for a four-year term. But we cannot survive a president willing to terminate our Constitution”
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10-10-2021, 05:41 PM	#22
MagicHef The Seated Villain Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Seattle Casino cash: $560247	It's too bad that there isn't an easy way to determine the best house in a state rather than just the most expensive, because there have to be better houses in WV than that one, even if they're priced lower. __________________ With a sack in 61% of his games, SB MVP Von Miller is the most consistent pass rusher in NFL history.
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10-10-2021, 06:39 PM	#23
Perineum Ripper Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Missouri Casino cash: $-940458	The Tetons might be my most favorite place in the world. So Wyoming all day everyday
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10-11-2021, 12:28 PM	#24
kepp MVP Join Date: Aug 2005 Casino cash: $3519212	The only good thing about the WV mansion is the wine cellar...and that was ALMOST enough to give it my vote. But it's still WY for me.
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