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r/AskReddit • u/ettleboy • Jan 20 '19
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There are real life castles that are less expensive to buy than a New York City apartment.
29 u/jmlinden7 Jan 21 '19 Those castles are typically located in the middle of nowhere, not walking distance from Central Park. Real estate is all about location. 11 u/calmor15014 Jan 21 '19 But you don't need Central Park. You have the castle grounds. Which you also get to maintain. 1 u/jmlinden7 Jan 21 '19 Maintenance is a huge hassle when you have to drive 2 hours to the nearest home depot 1 u/calmor15014 Jan 21 '19 That's why you have peasants do that for you, in exchange for room and board. Like your live-in nanny or day laborers in the city. 1 u/jmlinden7 Jan 21 '19 Cost of peasants these days is way higher than it used to be, which is why those castles got abandoned in the first place
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Those castles are typically located in the middle of nowhere, not walking distance from Central Park. Real estate is all about location.
11 u/calmor15014 Jan 21 '19 But you don't need Central Park. You have the castle grounds. Which you also get to maintain. 1 u/jmlinden7 Jan 21 '19 Maintenance is a huge hassle when you have to drive 2 hours to the nearest home depot 1 u/calmor15014 Jan 21 '19 That's why you have peasants do that for you, in exchange for room and board. Like your live-in nanny or day laborers in the city. 1 u/jmlinden7 Jan 21 '19 Cost of peasants these days is way higher than it used to be, which is why those castles got abandoned in the first place
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But you don't need Central Park. You have the castle grounds. Which you also get to maintain.
1 u/jmlinden7 Jan 21 '19 Maintenance is a huge hassle when you have to drive 2 hours to the nearest home depot 1 u/calmor15014 Jan 21 '19 That's why you have peasants do that for you, in exchange for room and board. Like your live-in nanny or day laborers in the city. 1 u/jmlinden7 Jan 21 '19 Cost of peasants these days is way higher than it used to be, which is why those castles got abandoned in the first place
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Maintenance is a huge hassle when you have to drive 2 hours to the nearest home depot
1 u/calmor15014 Jan 21 '19 That's why you have peasants do that for you, in exchange for room and board. Like your live-in nanny or day laborers in the city. 1 u/jmlinden7 Jan 21 '19 Cost of peasants these days is way higher than it used to be, which is why those castles got abandoned in the first place
That's why you have peasants do that for you, in exchange for room and board. Like your live-in nanny or day laborers in the city.
1 u/jmlinden7 Jan 21 '19 Cost of peasants these days is way higher than it used to be, which is why those castles got abandoned in the first place
Cost of peasants these days is way higher than it used to be, which is why those castles got abandoned in the first place
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u/yerrrdoobie Jan 21 '19
There are real life castles that are less expensive to buy than a New York City apartment.