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, 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:
(In this heat I tried to spread our Texas and Florida entries out a bit from Houston and Miami.)
This was the toughest one for me. I would easily enjoy living at either property & location. That outdoor bar/sitting area nearly had me take Texas. Ultimately, I love being on the gulf side of Florida so that's my pick. [Reply]
Texas looks like a hotel. One that would be more expensive thanI would prefer it to be, and the food isn't very good, os Just sat in that saloon area and got really drunk on Vodka Sodas. [Reply]
I've been to that part of Texas and hope I never have to again. Naples is pretty nice and I have friends in the area. Does plywood and someone to put it up/take it down in hurricane season count as maintenance? [Reply]