Real castles cheaper than a NYC apartment

[kenny]

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MORE: http://themetapicture.com/castles-that-cost-less-than-an-apartment-in-nyc/

 

[justginger]

Cool.

I wonder how the property taxes compare?

 

[VRBeauty]

Cool.

I wonder how the property taxes compare?

Not to mention the annual upkeep...

 

[justginger]

Cool.

I wonder how the property taxes compare?

Not to mention the annual upkeep...

And can you imagine the cost of properly furnishing a castle? IKEA ain't gonna cut it!

Or heating? I've been in castles - I'd have to fell a forest and have wood heaters in every room.

It would still be neat to live in a castle though.

 

[Beacon]

I wonder what the inside of that castle looks like? The outside gives the idea there might be a teensy bit of deferred maintenance

I checked it out and there are plenty of these fairly inexpensive (considering) castles in that part of France. Here is another:

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/overseas-property/property-38925547.html

 

[Circe]

By "conveniently located near nothing interesting" (which I agree with, for what it's worth - the East Side in general isn't my cup of tea, not until you get way down south), what they mean is "you have to walk for twenty whole minutes." Or take a cab for five.

I'd like a castle, don't get me wrong. But proximity to the things that actually matter - other people, bookstores, good takeout, theater, the cool flea markets, vintage shops, etc., etc., etc. - is worth a lot more to me than either a grand staircase or access to the chapel.

My husband did his Ph.D. in a somewhat rural state, and still (quite seriously) argues that he'd rather live in abject poverty in NYC than utter grandeur out there. I'm more a middle-of-the-road girl myself (lots of nice urban areas with affordable living, and I'd rather have a sweet two bedroom in Philly, DC, or Detroit than either of those two extremes), but I can kind of see where he's coming from. Literally.

 

[Dee*Jay]

By "conveniently located near nothing interesting" (which I agree with, for what it's worth - the East Side in general isn't my cup of tea, not until you get way down south), what they mean is "you have to walk for twenty whole minutes." Or take a cab for five.

I'd like a castle, don't get me wrong. But proximity to the things that actually matter - other people, bookstores, good takeout, theater, the cool flea markets, vintage shops, etc., etc., etc. - is worth a lot more to me than either a grand staircase or access to the chapel.

My husband did his Ph.D. in a somewhat rural state, and still (quite seriously) argues that he'd rather live in abject poverty in NYC than utter grandeur out there. I'm more a middle-of-the-road girl myself (lots of nice urban areas with affordable living, and I'd rather have a sweet two bedroom in Philly, DC, or Detroit than either of those two extremes), but I can kind of see where he's coming from. Literally.

I'm with you on all of these except *Detroit.* Having spent four long winter months housed at the Atheneum Hotel in downtown Detroit with my office window right over the Joe Lewis "Fist" and looking straight at Windsor, Canada, I've had more than my fill of that place. I'd take a dilapidated castle, shoebox apartment, or a lunar pod on the dark side of the moon before I'd live in Detroit.

 

[JewelFreak]

I'd take a dilapidated castle, shoebox apartment, or a lunar pod on the dark side of the moon before I'd live in Detroit.

Location, location, location, eh?

 

[missy]

By "conveniently located near nothing interesting" (which I agree with, for what it's worth - the East Side in general isn't my cup of tea, not until you get way down south), what they mean is "you have to walk for twenty whole minutes." Or take a cab for five.

I'd like a castle, don't get me wrong. But proximity to the things that actually matter - other people, bookstores, good takeout, theater, the cool flea markets, vintage shops, etc., etc., etc. - is worth a lot more to me than either a grand staircase or access to the chapel.

My husband did his Ph.D. in a somewhat rural state, and still (quite seriously) argues that he'd rather live in abject poverty in NYC than utter grandeur out there. I'm more a middle-of-the-road girl myself (lots of nice urban areas with affordable living, and I'd rather have a sweet two bedroom in Philly, DC, or Detroit than either of those two extremes), but I can kind of see where he's coming from. Literally.

Not to mention that castles are haunted!
(jk!)

 

[JewelFreak]

Oh, haunting's good! I'd rather have a ghost than a boring old NYC box.

--- Laurie

 

[Smith1942]

I'm a country girl all the way. I only ever moved to cities for work, and although I've got a lot out of them and love cities for what they are, to me, there's nothing more relaxing than an empty sweep of beautiful countryside. If the castle was fully restored with proper wiring, heating and insulation (not that I'd heat the whole place all the time) and I could afford it, then I'd take it.

 

[partgypsy]

Wow. My youngest daughter is still really into princesses. I have to show her these pics and say if you work really really hard, then maybe you can afford to live in a castle!

Yeah I bet maintenance is on the bit more than average side.

 

[kenny]

They say a boat is a hole in the water that you throw money into.
I'm sure a castle is a similar hole in the ground.
But if I could swing it that hole in the ground would be heaven for me.

 

[Beacon]

I bet you could rent one at a good rate - maybe better than owning it!

France has this wealth tax these days because they are going broke, so probably that is why a lot of castles are for sale pretty reasonable. Since it will be hard to sell them (new owners facing the same wealth tax problems) there might be a pretty good rental market.

You could rent one for a while and see how you like castle living

 

[Gypsy]

I wonder what the inside of that castle looks like? The outside gives the idea there might be a teensy bit of deferred maintenance

Massive understatement. I love it.