Where would you live if money was no object?

[MrsCobraBubbles]

RV, with my home base at Fort Wilderness

 

[ttintagel]

Probably SoCal, just for the weather. Every time I've been there, the symptoms of some of my autoimmune conditions nearly disappeared. Doesn't help that where I live is really cold half the year and really humid year-round. Anywhere in the Southwest US would be better.

 

[MillauFr]

Not sure what evidence you have of that but if that is true, so what?

Because I would never want to associate with a club that would admit me as a member.

 

[gmi3804]

Really? LA? I'm surprised. One three-hour traffic jam on the 405 makes you want to roll some heads. Why isn't Golden Oaks on the list?

Golden Oak (singular) isn’t on my list because:
1. It’s in Florida.
2. The home designs are tacky, tasteless, and nouveau riche.
3. It’s gated, which translates to “We don’t like you here.”

For the record, I do have the means to have a home at Golden Oak. I’d rather set a similar amount of cash on fire. Fortunately, I dont have to do one or the other.

 

[TLSnell1981]

I'd keep my current residence and purchase a villa in Tuscany. And as long as money is no object...another in a Visegrád country.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Really? LA? I'm surprised. One three-hour traffic jam on the 405 makes you want to roll some heads. Why isn't Golden Oaks on the list?

Because if money were no object, why live near the MK when you could live IN the MK? Or EPCOT, or the studios, or AK. Hey Disney. Kick everyone out at 6. And spool up about 40 grand in fireworks for us. We're having some relatives over for a dinner party.

 

[bcla]

I really would not want to live in any of the places on the list really. Visit yea, live there, no way.

I am pretty happy as a midwesterner, but I really think I would love living somewhere like Sonoma California (never been but I am just assuming it would be a good fit for me).

Not all of Sonoma is idyllic wine country. I was there the previous weekend. The big cities are Santa Rosa, Petaluma, and Rohnert Park. The coast is really nice, like Bodega Bay and Sea Ranch. It’s the smaller towns and unincorporated areas that are the more laid back areas. It was a really nice drive going from Santa Rosa to American Canyon (Napa County) through Glen Ellen. There are a lot of sub developments all over.

 

[maltdizzy]

Easy. The Dakota, NYC. Park view. Mulit-fireplaces, grand dining rooms, 18' ceilings, huge rooms, etc.

That's more than a "price is no object" option, people have paid several million to buy in the Dakota and been blocked from moving in by their co-op board.

 

[Chuck S]

If money were no object, I'd buy a 20 acre plat, and invite my friends and family to build on it so we could all be next door neighbors and continue to grow old together.

 

[mrodgers]

What don’t you like about gated communities?

For me, it doesn't matter if "gated" or not is used as an adjective, it's "community" that I have issue with. "Gated communities" are just neighborhoods that are hiding behind walls and gates. In neighborhoods you have neighbors and if money is no object, neighbors would be the problem being avoided.

 

[Christine]

Probably San Diego. I've only visited twice but I like the "small" city vibe, the weather, and I think as a person about to retire, I find it really navigatable and easy compared to the sprawl I live in now. I used to think I'd move to the south but it just no longer really appeals to me anymore.

 

[TLSnell1981]

If money were no object, I'd buy a 20 acre plat, and invite my friends and family to build on it so we could all be next door neighbors and continue to grow old together.

Money is no barrier. Go big...more than 20 acres then you can farm it and raise livestock too!

 

[Chuck S]

Money is no barrier. Go big...more than 20 acres then you can farm it and raise livestock too!

I live in a somewhat rural area now, farming is not my thing. Maybe a small garden and a few chickens and ducks, but that would be it. And around here, with all the deer, foxes and coyotes keeping that much alive would be a challenge. I've know a few people that lost all their laying hens to foxes during the pandemic. Wildlife kind of exploded because people were not roaming around as much. For the first time ever, living here 40 years, I saw a fox in my backyard on several mornings.

 

[gmi3804]

That's more than a "price is no object" option, people have paid several million to buy in the Dakota and been blocked from moving in by their co-op board.

Oh, they’d want me, of course. Buildings could use a resident smartass.

Monthly assessments/fees there are upwards of $10,000.

 

[bcla]

I live in a somewhat rural area now, farming is not my thing. Maybe a small garden and a few chickens and ducks, but that would be it. And around here, with all the deer, foxes and coyotes keeping that much alive would be a challenge. I've know a few people that lost all their laying hens to foxes during the pandemic. Wildlife kind of exploded because people were not roaming around as much. For the first time ever, living here 40 years, I saw a fox in my backyard on several mornings.

I live in a densely populated/wooded suburb. There's no lack of deer and coyotes. Haven't seen a fox but I heard they're out there. Whenever there's a mountain lion sighting that just freaks people out. We also have wild turkeys, which aren't native to California but their populations exploded years after they would brought in for hunting.

I'm not sure how legal it is to have chickens in this area. Cities might have restrictions while I'm not sure about unincorporated areas. I did end up dodging a chicken crossing the road once and even tried calling in to animal control to see if they could do anything about it. It was a fancy chicken and probably raised legally as a pet.

 

[MillauFr]

Money is no barrier. Go big...more than 20 acres then you can farm it and raise livestock too!

Well you would have to hire people to farm it for you. Most of the people who own the land now days have no clue how to farm.

 

[MillauFr]

For me, it doesn't matter if "gated" or not is used as an adjective, it's "community" that I have issue with. "Gated communities" are just neighborhoods that are hiding behind walls and gates. In neighborhoods you have neighbors and if money is no object, neighbors would be the problem being avoided.

I think the gated community of San Quentin would be very nice. The scenery is great there.

 

[bcla]

I think the gated community of San Quentin would be very nice. The scenery is great there.

There are some reasonably nice neighborhoods near jails and prisons. But I'm familiar with San Quentin. I think there's a restriction on who can live there though (like Lake Buena Vista or Bay Lake).

 

[MillauFr]

There are some reasonably nice neighborhoods near jails and prisons. But I'm familiar with San Quentin. I think there's a restriction on who can live there though (like Lake Buena Vista or Bay Lake).

Well the post did say that money was no object and since everyone has their price I would expect opposition would melt away when my offers exceed $1B.

 

[Neapolitan Ice Cream]

In a luxury villa in La Manga Club, Spain