Home and Auto Mansionmania Tournament: Round 2, Heat 14 - Page 2

**Rain Man** · 11-15-2021, 10:48 AM

Mansionmania continues with our 32 2nd-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:

Florida:

https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...2_M59843-60801

Maryland:

https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...9_M54526-03101

**TinyEvel** · 11-15-2021, 03:49 PM

I really want to say no to the Florida home because it has the WORST property description of any listing in the tournament. Lame lame lame.

If one desires one of the very best beachfront locations in Naples, built to exacting standards by one of Naples finest builders and designed by one of Naples finest architects, then this property should be the first property one visits. Completed in 2014, the home has a sense of beauty and grace rarely achieved anywhere else in the world. Spend time reviewing this iconic home. It will be one of your most rewarding real estate experiences. This is a very rare and exciting offering. Not all photos are current. Port Royal Club membership eligibility.

But. Like warm oceans so I go Florida. The Maryland home just isn't speaking to me.

JohnnyHammersticks · 11-15-2021, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoover

I'd go nuts in one of these overly formal homes. Sorry, but I can't even see my self in a place like that. It would be like living in a museum.

Same here. I'd need some velvet Elvis paintings before I'd feel comfortable in homes like these. Maybe a Farrah Fawcett or Lamborghini Countach poster or two.

I'm going Maryland on this one. City access weighs heavily my decisions, in case you couldn't tell.

EPodolak · 11-15-2021, 04:42 PM

Man, these are both pretty spectacular.

I love homes from the 1920s era, classic build. Despite all that FL home has going for it I'll go with Maryland.

View Poll Results: Which one do you pick?
Florida, plus $250,000 annual stipend	16	42.11%
Maryland, plus $545,050 annual stipend	22	57.89%
Gosh, I can't decide.	0	0%
Voters: 38. You may not vote on this poll

11-15-2021, 10:48 AM
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-462449 VARSITY	Mansionmania Tournament: Round 2, Heat 14 Mansionmania continues with our 32 2nd-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: Florida: https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...2_M59843-60801 Maryland: https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...9_M54526-03101
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11-15-2021, 03:49 PM	#16
TinyEvel Just a li'l Evel Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bald. Goatee. Jorts. Casino cash: $2389601	I really want to say no to the Florida home because it has the WORST property description of any listing in the tournament. Lame lame lame. If one desires one of the very best beachfront locations in Naples, built to exacting standards by one of Naples finest builders and designed by one of Naples finest architects, then this property should be the first property one visits. Completed in 2014, the home has a sense of beauty and grace rarely achieved anywhere else in the world. Spend time reviewing this iconic home. It will be one of your most rewarding real estate experiences. This is a very rare and exciting offering. Not all photos are current. Port Royal Club membership eligibility. But. Like warm oceans so I go Florida. The Maryland home just isn't speaking to me.
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11-15-2021, 04:42 PM	#18
EPodolak Spooky Action Join Date: Dec 2003 Casino cash: $-967442	Man, these are both pretty spectacular. I love homes from the 1920s era, classic build. Despite all that FL home has going for it I'll go with Maryland.
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