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How do people with mansions keep up their house?
Posted on 7/7/15 at 11:00 am
Posted on 7/7/15 at 11:00 am
I know some people who recently bought a very large house. It's at least 7000 square feet with a guest host in addition. Holy shite. It is such a money pit. They have multiple problems a month. 7 air conditioning units that are always having problems, ice maker problems, pipe problems, a bad roof leak that was going to in attic (so wasn't noticed until lots of damage had been done), crazy pool problems, and more that I can't recall.
I feel like someone always has to be at that house to deal with service calls. It sounds like a total nightmare, and I can't imagine ever wanting to own a house like that. It seems like every problem they have is impossible to foresee coming and ends up costing thousands.
It makes me wonder if celebrities in huge houses are constantly dealing with bullshite like that. I currently live in an apartment, so I don't have to deal with the house life, and in college the house I lived in was incredible. 50 year old house that rarely had problems.
Sorry if I'm rambling, I'm just sick of hearing the bitching over this fricking house that it feels like these people own just to say they own it.
I feel like someone always has to be at that house to deal with service calls. It sounds like a total nightmare, and I can't imagine ever wanting to own a house like that. It seems like every problem they have is impossible to foresee coming and ends up costing thousands.
It makes me wonder if celebrities in huge houses are constantly dealing with bullshite like that. I currently live in an apartment, so I don't have to deal with the house life, and in college the house I lived in was incredible. 50 year old house that rarely had problems.
Sorry if I'm rambling, I'm just sick of hearing the bitching over this fricking house that it feels like these people own just to say they own it.
This post was edited on 7/7/15 at 11:07 am
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Posted on 7/7/15 at 11:01 am to SwaggerCopter
Maids. Wow what a hard answer to come up with.
Posted on 7/7/15 at 11:02 am to SwaggerCopter
I didnt read any of your post...but people with mansions pay people to clean their house bro.
Posted on 7/7/15 at 11:02 am to SwaggerCopter
They have maids, butlers, maintenance staff, etc to deal with all that.
Posted on 7/7/15 at 11:02 am to SwaggerCopter
Apartments>>>>>>>>>>>Houses
Posted on 7/7/15 at 11:03 am to SwaggerCopter
Just because it's big and expensive doesn't mean it was quality built.
Posted on 7/7/15 at 11:03 am to SwaggerCopter
Most "true" mansions/estates have ancillary staff to thake care of the upkeep /maintenance.
Posted on 7/7/15 at 11:03 am to SwaggerCopter
That's why my wife and I are always on the look out for the smallest, most efficient house possible that we can live in comfortably. We don't want to spend our precious free time on keeping up a big house or yard. Plus, we just don't feel cozy in large, open home spaces.
Posted on 7/7/15 at 11:05 am to SwaggerCopter
As a rule of thumb, the upkeep for mansions annually is typically 10% of the original purchase price of the home. I would not want a house of that size unless I was married with about 10 kids. That is unlikely at this point. 2,000 - 3,000 square feet is perfect sized.
Posted on 7/7/15 at 11:06 am to SwaggerCopter
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They have multiple problems a month. 7 air conditioning units that are always having problems, ice maker problems, pipe problems, a bad roof leak that was going to in attic (so wasn't noticed until lots of damage had been done), crazy pool problems, and more that I can't recall.
This is not a "mansion" problem, this is a poor construction problem. Idiot.
Posted on 7/7/15 at 11:06 am to SwaggerCopter
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least 7000 square feet
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7 air conditioning units
what are these window units?
Sounds like they either purchased an old house or a very shitty built one
Posted on 7/7/15 at 11:06 am to SwaggerCopter
7k sq ft is a mansion?
Posted on 7/7/15 at 11:11 am to SwaggerCopter
quote:
It makes me wonder if celebrities in huge houses are constantly dealing with bullshite like that.
They have someone that takes care of all that for them. They may not even know the problem exists.
Posted on 7/7/15 at 11:12 am to SwaggerCopter
My guest house is 7500 sq feet and has no issues. You fricking poors are annoying.
Posted on 7/7/15 at 11:14 am to SwaggerCopter
We have people in our neck of the woods that apparently overspent on their houses - probably in the vicinity of 800- 1 million dollar houses. They either cant afford to keep up the outside or they dont care to. Cobwebs, over-grown gardens, yards a mess - but huge beautiful houses (until u drive up and get a closer look.) Almost all are democrats.
Posted on 7/7/15 at 11:14 am to SwaggerCopter
Sounds like your friends bought a shitty house.
Posted on 7/7/15 at 11:16 am to SwaggerCopter
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It makes me wonder if celebrities in huge houses are constantly dealing with bullshite like that.
They have people for that.
Posted on 7/7/15 at 11:36 am to SwaggerCopter
The problem is that before you buy something that big, you should pay the BEST inspection company in town to sign off on all of the components of the property. Then if they are bad, you have a legal course to take against said inspection company.
Or, the inspection company finds issues, and the buyer negotiates for lower cost OR walks away from the deal.
Sounds like your friend is a dumb arse if this wasn't done before purchasing.
Or, the inspection company finds issues, and the buyer negotiates for lower cost OR walks away from the deal.
Sounds like your friend is a dumb arse if this wasn't done before purchasing.
Posted on 7/7/15 at 11:39 am to SwaggerCopter
I did some construction out in english turn. You wouldn't believe the houses I walked into. From the outside they looked like huge mansions. The insides were atrocious. Spider webs everywhere. Haven't been dusted in YEARS. shite, pops keeps the 1400 square foot homestead in kenner better than that.
Posted on 7/7/15 at 11:43 am to SwaggerCopter
It's really quite easy. My executive butler (who lives on site, of course) ensures the cleaning staff get their work done, coordinates with the kitchen staff, handles repairs, etc. I wonder sometimes how you poor people get by without it.
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