29 January 2020, 10:58 AM
QuirtEvansThe Half a Billion Dollar House
https://www.bloomberg.com/news...-it-can-find-a-buyer29 January 2020, 02:38 PM
Mary AnnaIf I were going to live in something stupidly expensive, I'd want to build it myself and make every last detail the way I want it.
Fortunately, it's not important to me to live someplace stupidly expensive, so I don't have to worry about this problem.
29 January 2020, 02:47 PM
Steve MillerIf that house sells at list price the property tax will be $5 mil per year.
29 January 2020, 03:06 PM
MikhailohI couldn't afford to maintain the pools, much less the rest of it.
29 January 2020, 04:55 PM
CHASHiring staff to hire and manage other staff would be a headache.
29 January 2020, 05:27 PM
Steve Miller100K SF sounds like a lot but Buckingham Palace is some 829K SF.
29 January 2020, 06:47 PM
markjThat's stupid money. I would not buy such a monstrosity, even if I had 50 billion dollars.
29 January 2020, 06:49 PM
Mikhailohquote:
Originally posted by CHAS:
Hiring staff to hire and manage other staff would be a headache.
That is very true. I had to manage a FAR more modest property with 3 ponds , a pool and tennis courts and it takes a lot of work.
29 January 2020, 10:14 PM
Piano*DadReminds me of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel Pyramids.
Pyramids Just because you CAN build the biggest effing Pyramid doesn't mean you should ...
30 January 2020, 11:22 AM
NinaJust because you can afford it doesn't mean you should. This is just obnoxious.
30 January 2020, 12:10 PM
Steve MillerOTOH, a whole lot of tradesmen worked for a number of years on the project, and a whole lot of staff will be required to maintain it.
I'm reminded of English towns where the only reason for the town to exist is to provide housing for those engaged in maintaining the manor.
There are worse things to do with your money.
03 February 2020, 01:47 AM
DanielAs architecture, it's terrible.