Llama Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 Watching an Irish castle show on Netflix... Got me thinking... hmm.... How much does a castle cost?!? So, off to the Googler! Well, not as much as I thought it would. Here is one that I like. http://www.my-french-house.com/property-in-france/brittany/chateau/73487/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSouthWoodCraft Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 Watching an Irish castle show on Netflix... Got me thinking... hmm.... How much does a castle cost?!? So, off to the Googler! Well, not as much as I thought it would. Here is one that I like. http://www.my-french-house.com/property-in-france/brittany/chateau/73487/ For just under a million dollars it sounds like a steal. I say go for it. I just bought my new castle so I'm tapped out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted March 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 When a 1500 sqft house in California costs 3 million, I consider the castle a hell of a deal. Would make a killer summer home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom King Posted March 26, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 Only on a 1-1/2 acre lake. That's a no-go. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wtnhighlander Posted March 26, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 And no moat. No moat, no castle.On a serious note, purchase price isn't the problem with a place like that, upkeep is. You can't afford it unless you can pay the staff... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassAct Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 It's okay. Needs more ostentation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted March 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 Truthfully, I'm only half joking about it. I don't think I'll ever buy one, but certainly could. The problem for me would be that I wouldn't want to live there year round... I was really struck by the seemingly low price of a real live castle. We just finished a show that showed a house in California that I was not impressed with for around 10 million... I was thinking, you could buy a castle for that much. Then I saw that you can buy one for a tenth of the price. A little more research shows that I'm not the first one to think of this, as many of the listings for such properties show the nationality of the current owner. Maybe nobody wants the castle owned by an American... There are rules as to what you can do.. codes and such... Not to mention the horribly small shop size. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 12 hours ago, Llama said: When a 1500 sqft house in California costs 3 million, I consider the castle a hell of a deal. Would make a killer summer home! Yeah, but you'll have to learn to pray 5 times a day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSouthWoodCraft Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 @Llama At least if you built a Roubo bench it would fit in perfectly. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 Cons: 1) In France. 2) Roaches in the pond (?). 3) 100 yo rhododendrons will be hard to dig up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted March 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 7 minutes ago, OldSouthWoodCraft said: @Llama At least if you built a Roubo bench it would fit in perfectly. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Nope, gonna build a Shaker workbench... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 The real estate here in GTA is also bananas as of late. A townhome sells for close to a million. Insane. The burbs are exploding due to the high cost in Toronto, and the trend has spread. Even 100 km outside of TO a small detached home goes for 600-800k. That's like a 30% increase from last year alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted March 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 Northern Colorado has seen houses doubling every 5-7 years. Houses that were 250K are now over 500K. Some downtown properties (being nice, as they are total crap tiny houses) are selling for over a million. Those sold for 80K 6 years ago because nobody wanted them. There really are no houses around here for under 400K. So bottom line, you're renting or paying 500K for a house. And rent is very high, we are paying 2K a month for a three bedroom town house, and the price for the next guy is going to rise by up to 30%. You might get lucky with a fixer upper, but those (under 350K) sell within minutes of hitting the MLS. They don't even bother showing them, there have competing bids with no showings at that price. I don't know how much longer this can be sustained... but, Northern Colorado is 10 years behind pricing trends of Aspen, and they are through the roof. The problem is that even though there is plenty of land, the soil is crap and very hard to build on. Property taxes are much lower than in Wisconsin, so that really helps the buying power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Eric. Posted March 26, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 But that's not a castle. THIS is a castle... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 Looked at your add Llama and I don't know. It's only 6 bedrooms, and no where do they mention a garage. And then someone went and messed up the basement by "finishing" it. So where do you put the workshop, in the gazebo with the ducks and for that price the ducks better be included. Looks like a no go to me. Buy the one that Eric is suggesting--then we'll all really show up for a party. I bet the property taxes on the French Chateau are a killer, not to mention the heating bill, and the maintenance. Imagine replacing the roof. Oh and your wife says the lawn needs mowing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted March 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 1 hour ago, Mark J said: Oh and your wife says the lawn needs mowing. Pretty sure I'd hire that out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Woodenskye Posted March 27, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 You better hold out until you find one in Germany then you won't have an issue getting stuff from Amazon.de. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 It just hit me. You moved to Colorado and it's not just known for it's Coors Beer any longer! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 5 minutes ago, Woodenskye said: You better hold out until you find one in Germany then you won't have an issue getting stuff from Amazon.de. They don't stop traffic at the borders in the Union. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted March 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 3 hours ago, Eric. said: But that's not a castle. THIS is a castle... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSouthWoodCraft Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 But that's not a castle. THIS is a castle... Hey Eric is that the Neuschawnstein castle? Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 Yep, mad Ludwigs summer home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 There is a near-castle, about a mile down the road from the lumber yard where Jay Bates recently talked about buying a bunch of hickory. Middle of NO. WHERE. Look here on Google Maps or Earth: 35.006197,-88.879913. Current estimated value: $1.7M, over 12k sq feet on about 100 acres. Plus a 'guest house' larger than my home. Place is about 45 minutes from me. Llama, wanna be neighbors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 That number gets me nowhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted March 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 11 minutes ago, wtnhighlander said: Llama, wanna be neighbors? I just bought a house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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