tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post6562569727129043885..comments2024-03-15T13:43:53.439-07:00Comments on Captain Capitalism: All the House You'll Ever NeedCaptain Capitalismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620212946121617985noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-48005059981775194742013-09-26T07:33:59.961-07:002013-09-26T07:33:59.961-07:00Great post, Captain. We just moved my toddler-age ...Great post, Captain. We just moved my toddler-age daughters into the same room together, and they love it. Love is all ya need.Samson J.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-75543128785147029132013-09-19T22:48:12.681-07:002013-09-19T22:48:12.681-07:00No Cappy,
THIS is the house I want:
and I WILL h...No Cappy,<br /><br />THIS is the house I want:<br /><br />and I WILL have it.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=matO_6Df8m4Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-71926907550903601072013-09-18T23:46:42.917-07:002013-09-18T23:46:42.917-07:00Large old houses are full of character but also fu...Large old houses are full of character but also full of draughts and damp! <br /><br /><a href="http://www.whathouse.co.uk/luxury-new-homes" rel="nofollow">whathouse.co.uk</a>WhatHouse.co.ukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16671244233563417811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-49473088127728061802013-09-18T18:52:34.482-07:002013-09-18T18:52:34.482-07:00Being house rich and cash poor really stinks. Don...Being house rich and cash poor really stinks. Don't do it.<br />The problem is people's fantasies are so much more enticing than financial reality. <br />Most even if GIVEN a home like that could never , ever afford to maintain or keep it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-68449747101313745192013-09-18T01:13:19.937-07:002013-09-18T01:13:19.937-07:00travel trailer, few acres, i'm good. just 6 mo...travel trailer, few acres, i'm good. just 6 more months. SIX.MORE.MONTHS.dannyfrom504http://dannyfrom504.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-91518396533060936232013-09-17T20:36:39.327-07:002013-09-17T20:36:39.327-07:00I like the concept, but I think you might want a g...I like the concept, but I think you might want a garage for man toys - just sayin'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-76613075555335665082013-09-17T19:31:39.311-07:002013-09-17T19:31:39.311-07:00Fun fact: the same megabanks who want people to mo...Fun fact: the same megabanks who want people to mortgage their souls to buy the house of their dreams long ago sold their headquarters to real estate companies. They rent the office space back, are spared the trouble of maintaining the things, and can move the minute they get a better tax break from another city.<br /><br />That, if anything can, should underline what a trap real estate really is. <br /><br />A one bed, one bath rental is all a MGHOW will ever need, and will be a heck of a lot easier to dump when the decline sets in in earnest in your neck of the woods. Keep your net worth in gold and silver coin in as secure a location as possible. Let your landlord pay taxes to support government schools' efforts to raise another generation of socialists. <br /><br />You Go Girls wanting a pretty princess dollhouse like they saw on Real Housewives should be advised to pay for one out of their own pockets, if they want one that badly. Forgive me if I don't wish them luck doing so out of what they can scrape together serving lattes at Starbucks or flogging useless crapola on Etsy, because nobody will hire a Masters in Ecofeminism at anything near a living wage.Pete Brewsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-74324138941117821712013-09-17T17:02:57.818-07:002013-09-17T17:02:57.818-07:00If I can ever get my house sold (which requires pu...If I can ever get my house sold (which requires putting it on the essentially non-existent market where I live). I'm really not sure which direction I'll go.<br /><br />I like my privacy and part of me would like to build a small bungalow with a big shop just out of view. Part of me would like to just get a townhouse, no yard work, no external maintenance. Yet another part of me wants to just get an RV and call it good enough. I hate renting from the state - oh excuse me, I mean property taxes which benefit our school district (yeah, right). <br /><br />In the end, I suspect I'll opt to build a bungalow. I'm still working on the interior layout. If I can swing it, I want to keep it down to about 900sq feet. Might have to give up on a couple of things I'd like to keep - or making it a bit bigger - say 1,100sq feet. <br /><br />The goal is to build it for as close to zero maintenance as possible. And where maintenance is needed - it should be simple for a single old fart to accomplish.<br /><br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00391535113209714025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-75385985994253650142013-09-17T16:35:53.790-07:002013-09-17T16:35:53.790-07:00Or another way to do it while enjoying the decline...Or another way to do it while enjoying the decline, is getting some rich friends who have large homes. Then pull a 'Max Detweiler'. Remember the character in the Sound of Music and his line that went something like: "I like rich people. I like how they live. I like how I live when I'm with them."Carnivorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452340825974303142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-19731032340375930722013-09-17T16:21:46.798-07:002013-09-17T16:21:46.798-07:00Captain - THINK BIG! Not dreaming of places the se...Captain - THINK BIG! Not dreaming of places the servants wouldn't even live in. For example.....<br /><br />A nice 8 acre lot, 9 bedrooms, 15 bathrooms, 32,000 square feet - ONLY $21 mil. A steal considering it originally listed for $29 mil.<br /><br />http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2700-Point-Dr-Highland-Park-IL-60035/4902463_zpid/<br /><br />And speaking of property taxes, paid this year (for 2012 tax year), was a cool $179,000. You know, the real estate market is bad, so the assessment went down. Last year, the tax bill was $181,000. Things are rough.<br /><br />That, by the way, is Michael Jordan's home, as can be seen by this year's tax bill:<br />http://apps01.lakecountyil.gov/sptreasurer/collbook/collbook4.asp?Pin=16-16-311-003<br />Carnivorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452340825974303142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-33859445332551321682013-09-17T12:20:25.161-07:002013-09-17T12:20:25.161-07:00Took me a while to realize this same thing.
I now...Took me a while to realize this same thing.<br /><br />I now look longingly at houses like modest one in the photo above. So small, so easy, so inexpensive. <br /><br />Luckily this same viewpoint also translates to cars. I admire the nice cars, but no way in shit I'll ever spend big bucks on something that depreciates as fast as a car. Dave Ramsey (podcaster, radio host) says that cars are responsible for the majority of the money problems with the middle class. Even more so than homes. Too much money wasted in those things.Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06306737211031630467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-63883802176185759872013-09-17T11:31:02.554-07:002013-09-17T11:31:02.554-07:00That's the conclusion I've come to. Once I...That's the conclusion I've come to. Once I finally finish the short sale on my house (due to divorce), if I ever do buy another house again, it'll be a modest 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom. Hopefully out in the country.Eric S. Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378001500010545127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-19974902024575474602013-09-17T11:10:56.164-07:002013-09-17T11:10:56.164-07:00My father was a general contractor and I helped hi...My father was a general contractor and I helped him build houses starting when I was 11.<br /><br />I can build a tiny little house (rural, due to code restrictions) for perhaps $3000.<br /><br />Sears used to see tiny little metal houses through the mail. I've seen the in the area I used to live.<br /><br />There really is a guy who builds Tiny Little Houses and ships them to you. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16046202647270439670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-8343562418552921152013-09-17T11:08:43.178-07:002013-09-17T11:08:43.178-07:00Growing up. every time I visited the family I love...Growing up. every time I visited the family I loved driving down Summit Ave. in St. Paul; for years it was on my "Lottery List." Now even if I could afford it I wouldn't want the necessary servants in my space, but it's still a pleasure to enjoy the view.<br /><br />I'm happy to keep my rather dumpy little two-bedroom down by the poor people's fishing hole. It's warm and clean.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896718673192738974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-38708408193393348092013-09-17T10:51:50.611-07:002013-09-17T10:51:50.611-07:00Your point on the status and luxury being overrate...Your point on the status and luxury being overrated is quite wise. I couldn't agree more. I truly wish our society would rediscover the value of modesty in many applications...<br /><br />The only reason to pay extra on real estate is for the location. It may be necessary to spend a little to be able to isolate yourself from undesirable elements. If your neighbors are living an incompatible lifestyle or culture (think noise and filth), your house is at risk of being broken into frequently, or nobody can go outside and enjoy the neighborhood because everybody is afraid of getting mugged or shot, then the real estate is hardly a bargain.<br /><br />The problem is that the market has seen fit to bundle good locations with immodest and overpriced construction. I've been having a devil of a time finding a modest bungalow or cottage that's not in the 'hood.<br /><br />What about the availability secluded lakefront cottages or bungalows in Minnesota? That might be a good spot to Enjoy the Decline.<br /><br />Thin-Skinned Masta-Betanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-15094273432677060402013-09-17T10:05:24.841-07:002013-09-17T10:05:24.841-07:00I'm an Architect and a huge fan of modest home...I'm an Architect and a huge fan of modest homes. The fact is that it isn't the trained taste that looks down its' nose at a humble abode, it's a trained douchebag that does it.<br /><br />As for having a house that you can make your own, essentially a house you can F with, nothing beats a bungolo or single story salt-box... Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468112380845144830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-10345792908342872812013-09-17T09:09:28.767-07:002013-09-17T09:09:28.767-07:00Interesting perspective...
Just as long as your ...Interesting perspective... <br /><br />Just as long as your neighbors are OK!<br /><br />gdgm+Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-83831149917714997382013-09-17T08:32:13.022-07:002013-09-17T08:32:13.022-07:00Kinda like cars. Or most things. You can spend a...Kinda like cars. Or most things. You can spend a lot of money for something nice, or a lot less for something adequate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-10670666320033480382013-09-17T08:29:55.160-07:002013-09-17T08:29:55.160-07:00In America Maybe, but Europe has many old castles,...In America Maybe, but Europe has many old castles, chateaus, farmhouses that can be renovated. You can create hotels and commercial space within them if you know what you are doing of course.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15007930175859608376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-80854819405416537702013-09-17T07:36:18.162-07:002013-09-17T07:36:18.162-07:00sometimes i think about how many resources are squ...sometimes i think about how many resources are squandered just making things 'beautiful' for women. which from my perspective, isn't beautiful but just fluff. it's still resources though, and i've dated women that'll fish my trash out of a garbage can to recycle a napkin but see no contradiction in wanting that villa for their own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-69972830559045263192013-09-17T07:32:20.037-07:002013-09-17T07:32:20.037-07:00No HOAs, unincorporated area, and a decent garage....No HOAs, unincorporated area, and a decent garage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-3009754012525707192013-09-17T07:21:11.650-07:002013-09-17T07:21:11.650-07:00Absolutely. My mid-range plan (once I get teen dau...Absolutely. My mid-range plan (once I get teen daughter through high school) is to add on to the barn / workshop I already have out on my ten acres and live there...forever. My siblings think I'm crazy as they go to their second job to pay their six figure mortgates.Southern Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13915391021447107219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-60428286288260949692013-09-17T07:19:05.446-07:002013-09-17T07:19:05.446-07:00"tutored" = "banged"
:)
But ..."tutored" = "banged"<br /><br />:)<br /><br />But yes, style ain't what it used to be. I see an old Model T and that turns my head, the latest jeep cherokee isn't worth the initial look...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com