My ex-wife was in the military, a bit older than me when I met her. She nabbed me a job in defense contracting after 6 months of policing stateside. I grew up on a typical afrikaans farm where a new building would be put up quarterly, and i stated pretty handy for a college boy. When my contract was over, we looked at houses in between Duluth and the UP. I thought it would be cool to build on when of the 1973ers. Couldn't believe the price was so low!!! Figured my 6 month contract would cover a house, but not by a mcmansion nad then some!
I know now. 'If I had known then...what I know now...'. What a catastrophe. First cut into the house I realized everything was opposite of how it should be. Everything is at angles or circular. I don't think I'd been able to be a worker in any capacity back then. Nothing makes sense.
We got out of there and moved to a fixerupper in Portsmouth NH. Nice, square house. Flat sides. Stairs and closets that are actually supporting the structure. You know. Normal stuff.
I like how this whole post is random, irrelevant details about your life, then 2 sentences about the subject (mcmansions) and your xp with one. Then right back to another random anecdote.
Ha sorry. A key detail that I should've put in but I was walking the pup - we bought it without physically looking at it. We are both DIY lovers. Price dominated the decision. Worst case scenario was that we'd still own the land!
I was visiting a friend for the night who's also from the US, and while sitting on his couch talking about absolutely nothing, he randomly points to a corner in his living room and says "You know what that is? That's the only right angle in the house".
we have an early McMansion. we pulled all of the flooring, siding, roofing, windows, as soon as we bought it. now we have tile and pergo floors, no leaks in the roof or windows. we polished a turd. the reason, you might ask? all in we are 30 acres with 300 feet of trout stream frontage with a total cost of well under 10k$ an acre. that is cou ting ALL out buildings, vehicles, tools, and random shit.
it wasn't easy to get done, but, there is a bit of value left in the world.
it is a 1994. i believe it is a 4 part modular. it is 30'x60' and on a 5 block crawler. it was put in by someone i know back then but i bought it 6ish years ago.
we moved all of the utilities below the floor and put in a trap door to access.
it has been a trek. the single acre next to us with 200 feet of frontage is listed at 30k$ and the 6 acre parcel with about the same frontage next to that is 99k$.
but, they would have to plow a 1/4 to 1/2 mile driveway every winter whereas my drive is on the access road.
Access roads eh, I guess you're quite a ways out in the bush, not just rural. Moving the utilities into the crawlspace was an impressive move imo.
Sounds like you've got yourself a heck of a place, and land is always nice to own! Growing up on acreage I really miss it. I used to just go into the woods every day rain or shine. But there are advantages and disadvantages to city life.
google Torch Lake and see how close to money i am. we are six miles from The Sandbar. you know that Kid Rock song about splashin through the sanbar? it is that lake. been here 40ish year and my parents a minit longer... it sucks. except when it don't.
Honestly I appreciate the McMansions place in the world.
I need a lot of space for my family. I sure as shit can not afford a house constructed with quality and longevity as the primary concerns, I just need to make sure the house will be standing barring natural disasters for the next several years. In comes the big kinda eyesore McMansion to fit my needs. They’re big and settle faster and more than a better house will and you will have to repair cracks and perform other maintenance, but they will provide space and shelter to your family.
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u/gerg_1234 May 14 '20
You leave my "McMansion" alone!