Unreal Estate Game: Tennessee

[Rain Man]

ssume that you idly buy a state lottery ticket while getting a doughnut at 7/11, and voila! You're a winner! You win your choice of one the five houses that will be shown.

I'll give you five houses in a state, and you vote on the house you would take.

Background rules:

Assume that your job situation won't need to change - you can find an identical job or work from home or whatever, so jobs don't matter.

Consider the house itself and the location and anything else that's important to you (schools, restaurants, lot size, etc.). Feel free to do a google map search to check out the neighborhood and the area.

You cannot sell the home. You can live in it as long as you like, but when you move out, it reverts back to the state as a prize for a future winner.

All houses will generally be in the $900,000 to $1 million price range.

All maintenance and utilities and taxes are cost-neutral compared to your current home.

If you wouldn't move into any of these homes, you can instead accept a cash prize of $50,000 (tax free).

Today's state is Tennessee. Here are your five houses:

Jackson - http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...1_M75316-60610

Kodak - http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...760099#photo37

Memphis - http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...-91094#photo26

Nashville - http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...5_M83885-71884

Tellico Plains - http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...5_M84445-96045

[WhawhaWhat]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Yeah, but it's a pretty small town.

That's a bonus for me in most cases. 200 acres up against a national forest would be a lot of fun.

[cdcox]

The BBQ in East TN ranges from disappointing to well-I-suppose to passably decent. Around Memphis is a different animal.

I would take Nashville. In interesting floor plan in a great city. The only draw backs are the green kitchen and the traffic. It has gotten really bad thei the last couple of years.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by cdcox

The BBQ in East TN ranges from disappointing to well-I-suppose to passably decent. Around Memphis is a different animal.

I would take Nashville. In interesting floor plan in a great city. The only draw backs are the green kitchen and the traffic. It has gotten really bad thei the last couple of years.

Yeah, the kitchen could possibly be okay in a different house, but it really didn't work in that house.

[Rain Man]

I can't believe that we aren't having more discussion about an entire elephant head mounted on a wall in Kodak. That's amazing even if you aren't impressed by all of the dead animals in the next room.

[cdcox]

"I use antlers in all of my decorating!"

[ThaVirus]

I hate recreational hunting.

And a couple of those houses look like places people get murdered and never seen again.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

I hate recreational hunting.

And a couple of those houses look like places people get murdered and never seen again.

Well, yeah.

Now that you mention it, I wonder if there's a secret room with human heads mounted on the wall.

[wheeler08]

If you're a motorcycle enthusiast, Tellico Plains isn't far from the Tail of the Dragon, and Cheroholla Skyway, absolute beautiful place to ride. I've been through Tellico Plains on my bike several times.

[GloucesterChief]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Yeah, but it's a pretty small town. It does have a barbecue place, though, which is good as long as it's not Carolina barbecue.

Carolina BBQ is awesome. Nice and tangy.

[BlackHelicopters]

Jackson