If you're so rich, why don't you buy a castle?

[Anonymous No.52952770]

Pic related.

[Anonymous No.52952781]

>>52952770
>become like old money eurotards who own castles but have no money
lmao no

[Anonymous No.52952800]

>>52952781
>dude just buy a cardboard mcmansion for 2 million dollars

[Anonymous No.52952835]

>Ireland
Wow, that's super cheap for Ireland standards, isn't it?

[Anonymous No.52952881]

>>52952770
Imagine the maintenance on that thing.. how are you going to heat it in the winter?

[Anonymous No.52952886]

>>52952770
how much is council/property tax on that?

[Anonymous No.52952909]

>>52952781
kek.

[Anonymous No.52953140]

>>52952770
Fix costs are insanly high on those. Also way more space than you need, so you need to rent at least a few rooms for weddings or tourists to cover at least some of the costs.

Europe has many old castles rotting away which you could buy quite cheaply (often even for sub 1 Million). But don't even bother thinking about buying one, unless you have at least 20 Million networth, an idea on how to use all the space and are willing to do a LOT of work.

[Anonymous No.52953164]

>>52952881
>>52952886
this and this. The operating costs and upkeep are ridiculously prohibitive especially now that the western Europe has gone off the rails with energy costs, not to mention the small factor of council bullshit you'd have to put up with just to be allowed to do anything in your own place. There is a reason why these are being sold and for such seemingly low amounts.

[Anonymous No.52953177]

>>52952770
Why would I pay that much money when I can just lay siege to the castle and conquer it

[Anonymous No.52953240]

>>52953140
Additionally:
First of all the best of these castles are already owned and maintained and are not for sale, they are owned by people so wealthy they don't give a fuck about spending 50,000 a year on heating alone for example.
On that note, these places were designed before any of the modern amenities of the 20th-21st century. My friend and I from boarding school lived in one that belonged to his family and they are typically cold, internet is a mission, and to be honest you're out of breath not necessarily because they are so large but because leaving your keys in your room as you're at the door ready to leave or you're heading to the kitchen is a nightmare, people used to have service that would bring everything to you or have things ready for you etc.
Also everything associated with Castles has a premium. You're not going to buy a 3 million euro castle, or even a really rough 500k castle and flip it with Ikea and some pot lights. You need to blend modernity with antiquity, and to be honest everybody that figures out they're doing a 'job' for a castle will attempt to destroy you on the price.
Plumbing is a fucking nightmare btw.

[Anonymous No.52953725]

>>52952881
you think these castles are heated in the winter?

[Anonymous No.52955529]

>>52952770
All those will be remodeled and housed with the upcoming refugees. About 1 billion will flee to Europe because of climate, famines and wars.

[Anonymous No.52955648]

>>52952770
The wifi would suck
Nobody would deliver uber eats to me and/or I would have to walk a mile to the front door
It's probably in the middle of nowhere
otherwise sure

[Anonymous No.52955790]

>>52955529
Does Ireland have alot of refugees?

[Anonymous No.52956240]

>>52952770
You have no idea how much it costs to upkeep a standard house. You obviously don't know how much it costs to upkeep the equivalent of ten 200 year old houses.
Tldr: big old houses take a lottery win every year to upkeep.

[Anonymous No.52956249]

>>52952800
A lot better than your house. You know the non existent one.

[Anonymous No.52956690]

>ywn live in penthouse of skyscraper overlooking a major metropolitan on a clear night with lofi deus ex soundtrack or sit in the quiet of your private castle in the countryside listening to the tick tocking of a 19th century grandfather clock watching a fire in a fireplace

most we have is /nightwalk/ if you are not part of that level of wealth

[Anonymous No.52956734]

>>52952770
>In the middle of nowhere
>Poor insulation = costs a fortune to heat.
>Probably has a landmark status, so good luck filling out a shit ton of paperwork and paying for code inspections every time you want to renovate or repair something.
The hard part isn't buying them. The problem is being able to hold onto them.

[Anonymous No.52956971]

>>52952770
>Ireland
Yeah nah lmao

[Anonymous No.52957139]

>>52956690
There are plenty of highrise penthouses in the US at semi-reasonable prices (if you're fixated on new york or chicago then tough luck finding 10 million). Still, you'll probably want a salary of 150,000 per year minimum if you want to grab one on a 30 year loan.

[Anonymous No.52957147]

>>52956249
LMAO

[Anonymous No.52957171]

>>52953725
you literally cant heat all of it, s'not (and never was) practical. rich cunts would huddle in one room with a fireplace, then grab a blanket and make a run for their bedroom whenever they were feeling brave. The problem is with pipes and shit. You would generally only heat one part of the building, and shut off the water etc. to the rest. BUT if you forgot to do this, or it turned freezing suddenly, you are in for a world of pain and expense from burst pipes etc.

[Anonymous No.52957173]

>>52957139
now post the taxes and maintenance fees for your picture

[Anonymous No.52957690]

>>52952770
this seems like a super shit deal. most castles are 1 buck

[Anonymous No.52958022]

>>52957139
>Atlanta
no thanks

[Anonymous No.52958071]

After I make it I'm actually going to build a 'castle' out of those 5ft concrete construction blocks and sip panals, using a forklift to assemble.

Youre all invited to come homestead during the apocalypse.

[Anonymous No.52958088]

>>52952835
Wait till you see the upkeep expenses and taxes. Easily into the six figures per year just to keep it up as is and not have the government confiscate it assuming nothing major needs to be fixed.

[Anonymous No.52958092]

>>52953240
>tfw never lived in a castle and went to boarding school with the bros

[Anonymous No.52959217]

>>52955790
Several bus load of military age male refugees were drop off in my neighbouring town just a few months ago, in the dead of niight unannounced.
All parties in Ireland approve of this.

[Anonymous No.52959597]

>>52959217
It's as if they are paid off by foreign powers to push this through