Home and Auto Mansionmania Tournament: Round 1, Heat 11 - Page 2

**Rain Man** · 10-13-2021, 10:43 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:

District of Columbia:

https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...8_M50379-76631

Missouri:

https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...5_M70579-02384

**Rain Man** · 10-13-2021, 11:24 AM

If you vote for Missouri, just know that DJ's Left Nut and I may order a hit on you, and it'll be fully legal. The time to worry is when you hear fife music.

WhawhaWhat · 10-13-2021, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

How does one realistically eat nachos in pajamas while watching football in a house like that DC one?

Naked.

MagicHef · 10-13-2021, 11:27 AM

If I were a few decades older, I'd pick the DC house.

DJ's left nut · 10-13-2021, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

How does one realistically eat nachos in pajamas while watching football in a house like that DC one?

By having power hungry interns feed them to you.

mr. tegu · 10-13-2021, 11:29 AM

The Missouri house is the first I think that has everything I’d expect that normal million dollar house doesn’t have such as a basketball court, bowling, large movie theater, and huge pool slides, as well as the land, and overall interior space.

Shag · 10-13-2021, 11:32 AM

The feel of that DC house basically requires staff - kitchen, laundry, groundskeeping, valet, someone to announce arrivals in the reception hall. Gonna be challenging with that small of a stipend, but you're living like royalty.

MagicHef · 10-13-2021, 12:22 PM

Do the horses come with the MO house since they are pictured inside the barn? That could be a big negative.

**Rain Man** · 10-13-2021, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MagicHef

Do the horses come with the MO house since they are pictured inside the barn? That could be a big negative.

That's a really good question.

Let's go with the assumption that you can negotiate to keep them or have the previous owners take them, whichever you prefer.

My general rule will be that I will not own horses on any of these properties.

**The Franchise** · 10-13-2021, 12:26 PM

$20 million for a house and I have to pay HOA fees? The ****?

Steron · 10-13-2021, 12:32 PM

Missouri. I didn't have to look at the one in DC. I lived in NVA for 15 years. **** that place in the face.

Great Expectations · 10-13-2021, 12:42 PM

St Louis sucks, the basketball court is unplayable with the string lights.

**Rain Man** · 10-13-2021, 12:49 PM

I just took a closer look at Photo 13 of Missouri. Is that a chapel?

HonestChieffan · 10-13-2021, 12:57 PM

draw here.

2 places I would never move to

hard pass

jd1020 · 10-13-2021, 01:04 PM

I'd probably pick a mobile home over living in DC.

Living around St. Louis isn't the greatest in the world either, but it has a 2 lane bowling alley inside so...

Going with Missouri on this one.

MagicHef · 10-13-2021, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I just took a closer look at Photo 13 of Missouri. Is that a chapel?

Looks like it, you can see the outside of those same windows in Photo 14.

View Poll Results: Which one do you pick?
District of Columbia + $265,000 annual stipend	19	31.67%
Missouri + $250,000 annual stipend	41	68.33%
Gosh, I can't decide.	0	0%
Voters: 60. You may not vote on this poll

10-13-2021, 10:43 AM
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3308491 VARSITY	Mansionmania Tournament: Round 1, Heat 11 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: District of Columbia: https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...8_M50379-76631 Missouri: https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...5_M70579-02384
Posts: 141,433

10-13-2021, 11:24 AM	#16
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3308491 VARSITY	If you vote for Missouri, just know that DJ's Left Nut and I may order a hit on you, and it'll be fully legal. The time to worry is when you hear fife music. __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
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10-13-2021, 11:27 AM	#18
MagicHef The Seated Villain Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Seattle Casino cash: $2460247	If I were a few decades older, I'd pick the DC house. __________________ 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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10-13-2021, 11:29 AM	#20
mr. tegu Forever Royal Join Date: Mar 2012 Casino cash: $1961300	The Missouri house is the first I think that has everything I’d expect that normal million dollar house doesn’t have such as a basketball court, bowling, large movie theater, and huge pool slides, as well as the land, and overall interior space.
Posts: 24,059

10-13-2021, 11:32 AM	#21
Shag MVP Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Diego, CA Casino cash: $2163342	The feel of that DC house basically requires staff - kitchen, laundry, groundskeeping, valet, someone to announce arrivals in the reception hall. Gonna be challenging with that small of a stipend, but you're living like royalty.
Posts: 5,148

10-13-2021, 12:22 PM	#22
MagicHef The Seated Villain Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Seattle Casino cash: $2460247	Do the horses come with the MO house since they are pictured inside the barn? That could be a big negative. __________________ With a sack in 61% of his games, SB MVP Von Miller is the most consistent pass rusher in NFL history.
Posts: 10,537

10-13-2021, 12:26 PM	#24
The Franchise Most Valuable Villain Join Date: Dec 2006 Casino cash: $3095047	$20 million for a house and I have to pay HOA fees? The ****?
Posts: 92,179

10-13-2021, 12:32 PM	#25
Steron Texting Ms. Dobbs Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Virginia Casino cash: $9418246	Missouri. I didn't have to look at the one in DC. I lived in NVA for 15 years. **** that place in the face.
Posts: 1,673

10-13-2021, 12:42 PM	#26
Great Expectations MVP Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Joplin, MO Casino cash: $13672338	St Louis sucks, the basketball court is unplayable with the string lights. __________________
Posts: 7,220

10-13-2021, 12:49 PM	#27
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3308491 VARSITY	I just took a closer look at Photo 13 of Missouri. Is that a chapel? __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
Posts: 141,433

10-13-2021, 12:57 PM	#28
HonestChieffan Seeking the Truth daily Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the Country in MO Casino cash: $2214309	draw here. 2 places I would never move to hard pass __________________ “Make no mistake. If you try anything to raise the cost of vishessavatubs, I will veto it.” - Joe Biden, SOTU 2023
Posts: 53,348

10-13-2021, 01:04 PM	#29
jd1020 In Search of a Life Join Date: Nov 2010 Casino cash: $7742645	I'd probably pick a mobile home over living in DC. Living around St. Louis isn't the greatest in the world either, but it has a 2 lane bowling alley inside so... Going with Missouri on this one.
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