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Nov 7, 2013 12:54 PM
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http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/video-tour-michael-jordan-chicago-area-mansion-auction-135601278--nba.html

The sort of super-huge (56,000 square feet on a 7+ acre property) property you'd expect the stinking rich to have.

I know it's always fun to imagine what you'd do if you had the money of an elite athlete or A-list actor, but I've always found it kind of mindboggling to imagine how I'd live if I was in a house this large. You know: issues like "how would I fill all these fucking rooms?" and "shit, I'm fucking lost again!" would probably come up from time to time.

Probably the closest I've seen to how I'd probably be was a SI article I vaguely remember from a long time ago about Mark Cuban shortly after he'd bought the Mavs. He had one of those mega-mansions, but only parts of it were in use and generally really cluttered, from what I remember.

I could see me living that way if I was living in a place like that. Using about 10% of the place with the rest just gathering cobwebs unless I was throwing a big party, in which case, the rest would be getting wrecked.
Nov 7, 2013 12:54pm
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Nov 7, 2013 1:10 PM
Finally something I can spend all my OC money on.
Nov 7, 2013 1:10pm
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Heretic

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Nov 7, 2013 1:20 PM
justincredible;1531287 wrote:Finally something I can spend all my OC money on.
If only I hadn't blown all my vCash jinxing the Reds to lose to the Pirates in the playoffs, I'd be able to put in a bid.

It was a great idea at the time, but then I had nothing to jinx the Cards, so I lost no matter what. FML...
Nov 7, 2013 1:20pm
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gut

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Nov 7, 2013 1:22 PM
56,000 sqft?!? I don't know if I've ever heard of places bigger than 24-30k sqft! Correction - Bill Gates' mansion is 66k sqft.

Personally, it would annoy me to have to have full-time staff/servants. And it's just obscene to even think about a home so large it would have rooms I've never gone in, and probably forgot about.

Plus you know these people probably spend 90%+ of their time in about 4-5 rooms, probably totaling about 3000 sqft.
Nov 7, 2013 1:22pm
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gut

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Nov 7, 2013 1:35 PM
Actually I thought the inside was pretty cool and well done. And I think you'd have no problem getting people over for a pick-up game on that court!

Although I will say - and I've noticed this on a number of mega-mansions - the outside aesthetics (of the house itself) leave something to be desired. Just very little design creativity, tending to look just cold and plain (almost like a series of warehouses slapped together).
Nov 7, 2013 1:35pm
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Nov 7, 2013 1:36 PM
Heretic;1531304 wrote:If only I hadn't blown all my vCash jinxing the Reds to lose to the Pirates in the playoffs, I'd be able to put in a bid.

It was a great idea at the time, but then I had nothing to jinx the Cards, so I lost no matter what. FML...
Yeah.. I have like 140k tied up on the super bowl bets right now mostly on the broncos or I would be putting a down payment down on something like that...
Nov 7, 2013 1:36pm
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Nov 7, 2013 1:38 PM
gut;1531328 wrote:Actually I thought the inside was pretty cool and well done. And I think you'd have no problem getting people over for a pick-up game on that court!

Although I will say - and I've noticed this on a number of mega-mansions - the outside aesthetics (of the house itself) leave something to be desired. Just very little design creativity, tending to look just cold and plain (almost like a series of warehouses slapped together).
http://elitechoice.org/2007/09/12/worlds-most-expensive-and-tallest-mansion/

I think you'll find this interesting then. For a cool $800 million its all yours.
Nov 7, 2013 1:38pm
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gut

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Nov 7, 2013 1:40 PM
Hey, it's only $29M. It's an auction, so I have no idea if it will go for significantly more or less than that. But $29M seems like a bargain for that place.

LOL, Zillow estimate is $17M!
Nov 7, 2013 1:40pm
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Nov 7, 2013 1:42 PM
sleeper;1531330 wrote:http://elitechoice.org/2007/09/12/worlds-most-expensive-and-tallest-mansion/

I think you'll find this interesting then. For a cool $800 million its all yours.
It looks like jenga!

And I wouldn't want the job of trimming those bushes up near the top
Nov 7, 2013 1:42pm
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Nov 7, 2013 1:50 PM
19 bathrooms? That's insane.
Nov 7, 2013 1:50pm
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Nov 7, 2013 1:53 PM
I could have a trillion dollars. I'd build a sweet ass house. But I would never, ever come close to approaching 56,000 square feet. I with you Heretic, what's the point? It's nothing more than a status symbol. A way for him to swing his dick around. I guess I wouldn't be all that interested in that image. Certainly isn't to say I wouldn't have a kick ass house and a whole bunch of sweet shit.
Nov 7, 2013 1:53pm
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gut

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Nov 7, 2013 2:01 PM
I'd much rather build on my own private island - location, location, location! Rather than a ginormous mansion, I'd go with 4-5 much more modest homes around the world.

But you can definitely pump-up the square-footage if you include a large gym, a full-size bball court, and indoor pool. Would still be a major chore to get to even 25k sqft.
Nov 7, 2013 2:01pm
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Nov 7, 2013 2:05 PM
Me?;1531344 wrote:I could have a trillion dollars. I'd build a sweet ass house. But I would never, ever come close to approaching 56,000 square feet. I with you Heretic, what's the point? It's nothing more than a status symbol. A way for him to swing his dick around. I guess I wouldn't be all that interested in that image. Certainly isn't to say I wouldn't have a kick ass house and a whole bunch of sweet shit.
Yeah, I can't imaging building anything more than probably 5,000 sq ft even if I had an unlimited budget. Like gut, I'd just have a few different houses around the world.
Nov 7, 2013 2:05pm
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Nov 7, 2013 2:07 PM
I'd definitely have a few houses. I could see myself going over 5,000. No more than 10,000 though. I could definitely see a nice little 2,500 sq. ft. ranch sitting on about 100 acres...with another 6,000 square feet underground! : thumbup:
Nov 7, 2013 2:07pm
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Nov 7, 2013 2:09 PM
Me?;1531344 wrote:I could have a trillion dollars. I'd build a sweet ass house. But I would never, ever come close to approaching 56,000 square feet. I with you Heretic, what's the point? It's nothing more than a status symbol. A way for him to swing his dick around. I guess I wouldn't be all that interested in that image. Certainly isn't to say I wouldn't have a kick ass house and a whole bunch of sweet shit.
Oh yeah, like what's been said. I've have sweet stuff with that money, but nothing ungodly large where I couldn't find any real use to it. Be better to have a bunch of smaller, nice houses in cool places to hang out around the world.
Nov 7, 2013 2:09pm
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Nov 7, 2013 2:10 PM
Fab4Runner;1531342 wrote:19 bathrooms? That's insane.
I have another word for it.

Stupid.
Nov 7, 2013 2:10pm
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gut

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Nov 7, 2013 2:18 PM
thavoice;1531363 wrote:I have another word for it.

Stupid.
9 bedrooms probably each have their own bathroom. As for the other 6 (according to Zillow) - stupid would be having to walk a quarter mile every time you had to take a leak because you didn't add a few extra bathrooms!
Nov 7, 2013 2:18pm
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Nov 7, 2013 2:37 PM
Where's all the idiots saying today's NGBA* thuggers have better places?
Nov 7, 2013 2:37pm
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Nov 7, 2013 2:41 PM
Amazing.
Nov 7, 2013 2:41pm
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Nov 7, 2013 3:13 PM
Tiernan;1531402 wrote:Where's all the idiots saying today's NGBA* thuggers have better places?
LOL...you wanna lose this argument too? You wanna talk about career earnings? Because that's all this comes down to, right? You think the max-level players in the league right now couldn't afford to build 56,000 square feet if they wanted to? Hell, LeBron built a 36,000 square foot house in Akron when he was 25...
Nov 7, 2013 3:13pm
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Tiernan

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Nov 7, 2013 3:20 PM
I've never lost an argument on the Internet Sparky.
Nov 7, 2013 3:20pm
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Nov 7, 2013 6:16 PM
Fab4Runner;1531342 wrote:19 bathrooms? That's insane.


Poop in each one in 24 hours = goal.
Tiernan;1531456 wrote:I've never lost an argument on the Internet Sparky.
You have, you were just too drunk to realize it.
Nov 7, 2013 6:16pm
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Nov 7, 2013 6:46 PM
dont forget things like the basketball court and heated attached garages will be in that 56k sq ft number. when ppl start added luxary garages and indoor pools the sq ft of a home skyrockets
Nov 7, 2013 6:46pm
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Nov 7, 2013 7:13 PM
Scottie Pippens is only 28k
Nov 7, 2013 7:13pm
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Nov 7, 2013 7:59 PM
hasbeen;1531553 wrote:Poop in each one in 24 hours = goal.



You have, you were just too drunk to realize it.
That's a lot of poops.
Nov 7, 2013 7:59pm