Home and Auto Unreal Estate Game: Districts and Territories

**Rain Man** · 12-22-2016, 10:24 PM

A little switchup here as we get some of our American non-state areas. Five houses, you pick one.

Barrigada, Guam - http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...3_M41738-78782

Christiansted, US Virgin Islands - http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...0_M47744-78753

District of Columbia, Downtown - http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...6_M51666-11141

District of Columbia, Georgetown - http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...7_M52382-34359

San Juan Puerto Rico - http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...6_M40519-19061

**Bwana** · 12-22-2016, 10:28 PM

US Virgin Islands

**TrebMaxx** · 12-22-2016, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Bwana

US Virgin Islands

I agree. That view...hmmm.

Hoover · 12-22-2016, 10:38 PM

US Virgin Islands and its not close.

You couldn't pay me enough to list in Puerto Rico. There is a reason why there is an abandoned mansion.

**Rain Man** · 12-22-2016, 11:10 PM

My rankings:

Christiansted, US Virgin Islands - Okay, let's do this. Get me a broker. It's not near anything as far as I can tell, but I can deal with it. I've never been to the USVI, so will I need guards or anything?

DC, Downtown - This is an AWESOME location. You could go jogging on the Mall, walk to some of the greatest museums on the planet, and there are restaurants so close that you can smell them. The condo is very nice, even if a bit conservative for my tastes, and the building is really cool. It's not huge at 1,700 square feet, but it's big enough. If it was a little bigger it would beat the USVI.

Barrigada, Guam - I would be interested in Guam. It sounds really cool. The house is pretty nice, too. I can't quite tell where the house it, but it doesn't seem like it's got any type of ocean view, and it's not really near restaurants. But I'm not sure. I could live here, but it's not my top choice.

San Juan, Puerto Rico - It's definitely a fixer upper, and the jungle is reclaiming the yard and water features. But it's a nice house and that staircase is great. It was hard to find on the map, but it's close to the Montehiedra outlet mall, so you can kind of walk to a Chili's and McDonalds and other chains. My challenge with it is that I'm not good at house repairs and it might need some.

DC, Georgetown - I've heard that Georgetown is the place to live in DC, and the location seems good. It's near some good running trails on the Potomac and some big park. But I can't live in 1,000 square feet with my wife. It's too small.

**Rain Man** · 12-22-2016, 11:12 PM

It seems like we're centralizing around the USVI house.

**Bowser** · 12-22-2016, 11:58 PM

If I were an aspiring drug lord, I would totally buy the place in Puerto Rico and make that my base of operations. Of course, I'd probably need another 1-2 million just to clean the place up and make it respectable for a new drug lord on the scene, though.

US Virgin Islands, all day every day.

ThaVirus · 12-23-2016, 01:57 AM

Good Lord. You just can't compete with that view in the VIs.

**rockymtnchief** · 12-23-2016, 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Bwana

US Virgin Islands

ditto

BlackHelicopters · 12-23-2016, 07:05 AM

scho63 · 12-23-2016, 01:43 PM

The Guam property is right at the end of the runway to the airport! HORRIFIC LOCATION!!!

Christiansted is easily the runaway winner. Not sure why but I envision that home in a James Bond movie with Sean Connery walking up and a scantily clad woman in the pool then he runs into a villain.

Puerto Rico is full of Puerto Ricans! NO WAY-crime is rampant and it's turned into an island version of Venezeula

No way on either of the DC properties as I already live here in the area and I HATE DC: parking sucks balls, traffic getting around horrific, red light and speed cameras everywhere, streets hard to navigate and lots of dumb rules. I still get lost and have a hard time navigating through DC after 10 years.

**Rain Man** · 12-23-2016, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by scho63

The Guam property is right at the end of the runway to the airport! HORRIFIC LOCATION!!!

Christiansted is easily the runaway winner. Not sure why but I envision that home in a James Bond movie with Sean Connery walking up and a scantily clad woman in the pool then he runs into a villain.

Puerto Rico is full of Puerto Ricans! NO WAY-crime is rampant and it's turned into an island version of Venezeula

No way on either of the DC properties as I already live here in the area and I HATE DC: parking sucks balls, traffic getting around horrific, red light and speed cameras everywhere, streets hard to navigate and lots of dumb rules. I still get lost and have a hard time navigating through DC after 10 years.

I was really close on picking the downtown DC location. I think you wouldn't need a car (if you could get groceries), and it would be a great place in terms of culture. You could spend every weekend going to the museums and really studying and understanding the exhibits. The USVI house and views are just superb, but it can't compete with having the Smithsonian and the Air and Space Museum in your back yard.

scho63 · 12-23-2016, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

I was really close on picking the downtown DC location. I think you wouldn't need a car (if you could get groceries), and it would be a great place in terms of culture. You could spend every weekend going to the museums and really studying and understanding the exhibits. The USVI house and views are just superb, but it can't compete with having the Smithsonian and the Air and Space Museum in your back yard.

That's the main reason lots of yuppies move into the city. You have either black residents in older poorer neighborhoods, yuppies flipping or moving into newer or re-gentrified areas and then the older people with real money who live in places like Georgetown.

Actually the best Air and Space Museum is not in DC but out next to my office and at the southern end of Dulles Airport called the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

Inside is the ACTUAL Enola Gay that dropped the atomic bomb over Nakasaki, Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, a Concorde, and the Space Shuttle Discovery just to name a few.

It is AWESOME

https://airandspace.si.edu/udvar-hazy-center

**Rain Man** · 12-23-2016, 03:26 PM

Dang. Next time I'm in DC I'm definitely going there. I wasn't even aware that place existed. Thanks for the scoop!

View Poll Results: Which house would you pick?
Barrigada, Guam	0	0%
Christiansted, US Virgin Islands	13	92.86%
District of Columbia, Downtown	1	7.14%
District of Columbia, Georgetown	0	0%
San Juan Puerto Rico	0	0%
I'd take the $50,000 and stay where I'm at. Or maybe 50,000 pesos or something.	0	0%
Voters: 14. You may not vote on this poll

12-22-2016, 10:24 PM
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3168491 VARSITY	Unreal Estate Game: Districts and Territories A little switchup here as we get some of our American non-state areas. Five houses, you pick one. Barrigada, Guam - http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...3_M41738-78782 Christiansted, US Virgin Islands - http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...0_M47744-78753 District of Columbia, Downtown - http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...6_M51666-11141 District of Columbia, Georgetown - http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...7_M52382-34359 San Juan Puerto Rico - http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...6_M40519-19061
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12-22-2016, 10:28 PM	#2
Bwana It's Five O'Clock Somewhere Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Billings, Montana Casino cash: $2139403647	US Virgin Islands __________________ Adventure is dangerous....but monotony can kill you.
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12-22-2016, 10:38 PM	#4
Hoover Rufus Dawes Jr. Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $1508179	US Virgin Islands and its not close. You couldn't pay me enough to list in Puerto Rico. There is a reason why there is an abandoned mansion.
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12-22-2016, 11:10 PM	#5
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3168491 VARSITY	My rankings: Christiansted, US Virgin Islands - Okay, let's do this. Get me a broker. It's not near anything as far as I can tell, but I can deal with it. I've never been to the USVI, so will I need guards or anything? DC, Downtown - This is an AWESOME location. You could go jogging on the Mall, walk to some of the greatest museums on the planet, and there are restaurants so close that you can smell them. The condo is very nice, even if a bit conservative for my tastes, and the building is really cool. It's not huge at 1,700 square feet, but it's big enough. If it was a little bigger it would beat the USVI. Barrigada, Guam - I would be interested in Guam. It sounds really cool. The house is pretty nice, too. I can't quite tell where the house it, but it doesn't seem like it's got any type of ocean view, and it's not really near restaurants. But I'm not sure. I could live here, but it's not my top choice. San Juan, Puerto Rico - It's definitely a fixer upper, and the jungle is reclaiming the yard and water features. But it's a nice house and that staircase is great. It was hard to find on the map, but it's close to the Montehiedra outlet mall, so you can kind of walk to a Chili's and McDonalds and other chains. My challenge with it is that I'm not good at house repairs and it might need some. DC, Georgetown - I've heard that Georgetown is the place to live in DC, and the location seems good. It's near some good running trails on the Potomac and some big park. But I can't live in 1,000 square feet with my wife. It's too small. __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
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12-22-2016, 11:12 PM	#6
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3168491 VARSITY	It seems like we're centralizing around the USVI house. __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
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12-22-2016, 11:58 PM	#7
Bowser sorta mod-ish Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: KC North Casino cash: $3311616	If I were an aspiring drug lord, I would totally buy the place in Puerto Rico and make that my base of operations. Of course, I'd probably need another 1-2 million just to clean the place up and make it respectable for a new drug lord on the scene, though. US Virgin Islands, all day every day.
Posts: 100,885

12-23-2016, 01:57 AM	#8
ThaVirus You gotta kill a few people Join Date: Sep 2007 Casino cash: $1932369	Good Lord. You just can't compete with that view in the VIs.
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12-23-2016, 07:05 AM	#10
BlackHelicopters Spiraling down the Drain Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Dante's Ninth Circle Casino cash: $2560588	USVI __________________ "We're both part of the same hypocrisy, Senator, but never think it applies to my family." "Fredo. You are my brother, and I love you. But never take sides against the Family again. Ever." 2019 Adopt a Chief - Travis Kelce #87
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12-23-2016, 01:43 PM	#11
scho63 Politically Incorrect Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Casino cash: $2621110	The Guam property is right at the end of the runway to the airport! HORRIFIC LOCATION!!! Christiansted is easily the runaway winner. Not sure why but I envision that home in a James Bond movie with Sean Connery walking up and a scantily clad woman in the pool then he runs into a villain. Puerto Rico is full of Puerto Ricans! NO WAY-crime is rampant and it's turned into an island version of Venezeula No way on either of the DC properties as I already live here in the area and I HATE DC: parking sucks balls, traffic getting around horrific, red light and speed cameras everywhere, streets hard to navigate and lots of dumb rules. I still get lost and have a hard time navigating through DC after 10 years. __________________ *"The only difference between sex for free and sex for money is that sex for free costs you a WHOLE LOT more!"* ~Redd Foxx~ ~~2018 2019 2020 20212022 2023~~ 2024 Adopt a Chief - Clark Hunt and Brett Veach "The men who drafted Patrick Mahomes"
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12-23-2016, 03:26 PM	#14
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3168491 VARSITY	Dang. Next time I'm in DC I'm definitely going there. I wasn't even aware that place existed. Thanks for the scoop! __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
Posts: 141,574