# Million Dollar Mansions **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 2, 2021, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-mansions/943393 "2021-06-02T04:14:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-mansions/943393/61 "2021-06-03T05:16:07Z")
heh were trying to move on around 225k this is what theres to pick from [https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Lancaster\_CA/type-single-family-home/price-na-300000/pnd-hide](https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Lancaster_CA/type-single-family-home/price-na-300000/pnd-hide) heres the closest thing to a million… Now a while back there were more but they all sold > **[42500 W 20th St, Lancaster, CA 93534 | realtor.com®](https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/42500-20th-St-W_Lancaster_CA_93534_M15214-76983)** > > View 41 photos for 42500 W 20th St, Lancaster, CA 93534, a 5 bed, 3 bath, 3,452 Sq. Ft. single family home built in 2003 that was last sold on 02/18/2022. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-mansions/943393/62 "2021-06-03T05:46:36Z")
$1M= roughly £700k, which in London would get you [a terraced house or a fairly swish apartment](https://www.onthemarket.com/for-sale/property/london/?max-price=800000&min-price=700000) But a lot depends on which areas are popular, pn good public transport links, good schools and services and so on. Be a gentrification pioneer in some rundown area and you could get a lot more space (but you’d likely have to spend a lot to bring it up to date). ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-mansions/943393/63 "2021-06-05T14:48:59Z")
You might still be able to get a trailer with ocean views for around $1 million in the Hamptons. > **[I toured a luxury trailer park in the Hamptons where people spend 'silly...](https://www.businessinsider.in/slideshows/miscellaneous/i-toured-a-luxury-trailer-park-in-the-hamptons-where-people-spend-silly-money-on-tiny-million-dollar-trailers-by-the-ocean-take-a-look-inside-one-of-new-yorks-best-kept-secrets-/slidelist/72372745.cms#slideid=72372756)** > > Mineola and Montauk are about 100 miles apart. I spent roughly four hours transferring trains and waiting on various platforms before I finally arrived at my destination. Of course, you can find similar homes for far less in non-haute areas. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wzq38WYlh1Q/maxresdefault.jpg "Southern Culture On The Skids "Doublewide"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzq38WYlh1Q) ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-mansions/943393/64 "2021-06-05T17:22:41Z")
So plenty of homes to be found at the 1 M price. Mostly in E Grand Rapids or in the countryside. It gets boring pretty quick looking at these large homes, where one sprawling well appointed home looks like the next. Then there’s a curiosity such as this beauty untouched since the 1940’s. It has that vintage character I love. Needless to say the red carpet hs gotta go. Not a fan of their kitchen update either. Always wanted to see inside this house. [https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2615-Plainfield-Ave-NE-Grand-Rapids-MI-49505/23795875\_zpid/?utm\_campaign=iosappmessage&utm\_medium=referral&utm\_source=txtshare](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2615-Plainfield-Ave-NE-Grand-Rapids-MI-49505/23795875_zpid/?utm_campaign=iosappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare) ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2021, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-mansions/943393/65 "2021-06-05T17:35:10Z")
Cool house! I can’t say I care for most of the surface choices. Looks like a lot of the interior was redone in the 80s. That dark turquoise bathroom suite – definitely 80s. Take out all the carpets, drapes, and wall paper, and demo the kitchen, and I’d say it is a great blank canvas. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2021, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-mansions/943393/66 "2021-06-05T21:54:05Z")
And imo the vintage bathrooms are so very desirable no matter the color or pattern! With frontages on 3 city streets, keeping it all clear in winter, that’s a chore. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2021, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-mansions/943393/67 "2021-06-05T22:51:48Z")
According to Zillow, our house in San Jose, CA hovers around $1 million (depending on the month, it drops a little below or rises a little above). It’s a totally unremarkable 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath, 1600 square foot place on a tiny little lot in a boring little neighborhood. Definitely not even close to the sort of thing that would come to my mind when I think “million-dollar home.” ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2021, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-mansions/943393/68 "2021-06-05T22:51:48Z")
I agree with the first sentence, but I have no experience with your second sentence. But I’ll take your word for it! ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2021, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-mansions/943393/69 "2021-06-06T01:09:10Z")
> [@chela](#): > > Then there’s a curiosity such as this beauty untouched since the 1940’s. It has that vintage character I love. Needless to say the red carpet hs gotta go. Not a fan of their kitchen update either. The place definitely has great potential, but most of the colour choices are nothing short of hideous! The kitchen isn’t too bad except for the blue horror above the cupboards, which I presume is wallpaper. Also what appear to be turquoise countertops. The red and orange-y carpets and all the horrible wallpaper everywhere has got to go! A complete replacement of the bright turquoise bathroom fixtures. Not sure what to do about that one bathroom that seems to be covered in psychedelic tile. I don’t get migraines but I’d probably start having them if I had to live in that place with the current surface coverings! But it’s a fine house underneath the horrible examplars of bad taste, and some of the woodwork is wonderful. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2021, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-mansions/943393/70 "2021-06-06T01:14:20Z")
Are the tubular bells in the stairwell the doorbell? And why is there a 16x20 bathroom off of a rec room? You’d think there were stalls and urinals. But yes, remodel all the bathrooms. The counters in the kitchen appear to be formica, so pretty easily replaced without tearing out the cabinets. Carpet is _relatively_ cheap to replace, so the red/teal carpet doesn’t bother me so much as a buyer. And yes, all the wallpaper goes, but that’s also a cheap fix. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2021, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-mansions/943393/71 "2021-06-06T01:26:22Z")
Love the sign in photo #22! $1 million will get you any of these. > **[Search Houses for Sale | Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors | Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin](https://www.ruhlhomes.com/for-sale/homes/?community_id=28&property_type%5B%5D=Single%20Family&property_type%5B%5D=Condo%2FTownhouse&status%5B%5D=Active&status%5B%5D=Pending&min_price=900000&max_price=1000000&min_bed=&max_bed=&min_bath=&max_bath=&min_living_area_sqft=&max_living_area_sqft=&min_acres=&max_acres=&min_garage=&max_garage=&min_year_built=&max_year_built=&pg=1&sort=&num=15&v=&map_poly=&map_bounds=)** > > Ruhl & Ruhl can help you find properties and homes for sale in the Quad Cities area. Listings in Moline, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City & surrounding areas. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2021, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-mansions/943393/72 "2021-06-06T01:40:17Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > $1 million will get you any of these. That site just spins forever for me. I let it go about 15 minutes and gave up. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2021, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-mansions/943393/73 "2021-06-06T01:41:01Z")
Here’s one that’s $1 million on the dot. See if this works for you. > **[Search Houses for Sale | Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors | Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin](https://www.ruhlhomes.com/for-sale/homes/)** > > Ruhl & Ruhl can help you find properties and homes for sale in the Quad Cities area. Listings in Moline, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City & surrounding areas. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2021, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-mansions/943393/74 "2021-06-06T01:42:48Z")
That link worked. Nice place (I’d paint the green bathroom instantly). I guess their search is down. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2021, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-mansions/943393/75 "2021-06-06T01:46:36Z")
They sure do like green. Reminded me of this commercial. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/AMz_Em2czIo/hqdefault.jpg "Cars com Lime Green Hatchback Commercial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMz_Em2czIo) ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2021, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-mansions/943393/76 "2021-06-06T01:49:01Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > And why is there a 16x20 bathroom off of a rec room? I’m guessing that 16 x 20 washroom is a laundry room large enough to hang laundry on indoor clotheslines to dry in that large room. There are several other small rooms on that floor labeled bathrooms. Washroom is an anachronistic (to us) term for the kind of laundry room that servants would do an estate’s worth of laundry in before indoor dryers were common. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2021, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-mansions/943393/77 "2021-06-06T02:18:12Z")
> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > I’m guessing that 16 x 20 washroom is a laundry room large enough to hang laundry on indoor clotheslines to dry in that large room. There are several other small rooms on that floor labeled bathrooms. Washroom is an anachronistic (to us) term for the kind of laundry room that servants would do an estate’s worth of laundry in before indoor dryers were common. Good catch. I missed the term “bath” being used elsewhere on the plans. Though hanging wet laundry in a basement seems like an invitation to mildew issues. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2021, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-mansions/943393/78 "2021-06-06T11:38:47Z")
Nooo! keep the original bathrooms! For certain the remuddled ones are a travesty. The door chimes/tubular bells are operated by a built in organ located somewhere in another hall. Nothing odd when wet wash hangs in basements, in winter it humidifies the air. The light fixtures are original too my guess, some funky stuff, love it all. ---
**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2021, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-mansions/943393/79 "2021-06-06T12:34:49Z")
We live about twenty miles south of San Jose, and our house is a million dollar mansion, too. It’s a 1700 square foot unremarkable attached home, 3 plus 2, on a teeny corner lot. This neighborhood has only a few attached homes, but we’re surrounded by grander, larger houses, so perhaps this drives the price up. I think Zillow over-estimates what homes are worth. I like to also look at Trulia, Realtor, and Redfin and average out all their estimates. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-mansions/943393/80 "2021-06-06T13:42:02Z")
> [@teelabrown](#): > > I think Zillow over-estimates what homes are worth. I like to also look at Trulia, Realtor, and Redfin and average out all their estimates. I just checked our house’s estimated value on all those sites. Zillow isn’t the lowest but is not the highest either. The estimates are all within a fairly narrow range, a few percentage points apart. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-mansions/943393.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-mansions/943393.md?page=5)