Nice digs

Winilyme · 11-11-2020, 09:02 PM

I thought about buying this place but I'm disappointed that there's no ping pong table and it'd be nice to have another bedroom.

https://nicolewatkins.com/listing/48...boro-nh-03894/

thinkxingu · 11-11-2020, 09:11 PM

What a dump.

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8gv · 11-11-2020, 09:17 PM

Why are you guys insulting my servants' quarters?

4 for Boating · 11-11-2020, 09:22 PM

According to Zilliow - the tax assessment is $8.8M so you have some negotiation/ wiggle room to get it down from $19.5M... (joke)

AND by the way - taxes per year on the assessed value >>>> $139,000!!!!

thinkxingu · 11-11-2020, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by 4 for Boating

According to Zilliow - the tax assessment is $8.8M so you have some negotiation/ wiggle room to get it down from $19.5M... (joke)

AND by the way - taxes per year on the assessed value >>>> $139,000!!!!

The yearly taxes cost more than my camp, boat, and jetski. That's crazy.

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TheTimeTraveler · 11-11-2020, 10:25 PM

Imagine the upkeep on that as it ages?

Of course I wouldn't want to clean it either!

I'm sure someone who has money to burn will scoop it up at that bargain price....

LOL

Winilyme · 11-11-2020, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by 8gv

Why are you guys insulting my servants' quarters?

To the contrary, I think I'd like to be your servant.

upthesaukee · 11-11-2020, 10:45 PM

Nice quiet cove in which to hang out.

Dave

secondcurve · 11-11-2020, 11:06 PM

It still is sad that summer camp wasn’t turned into a park.

Descant · 11-11-2020, 11:44 PM

OK. So it's a nice enough house. Is the waterfront a NRZ? Where are the staff (servant's) quarters? Not much land. Similar price for an estate in Scotland that had 53 rooms, out buildings (gamekeepers cottage, Mum' House, gatekeeper's cottage, barns, stables, golf course and 20,000 acres. Oh, and a radioactive beach polluted by DunReay. That may have affected the value of this beautiful estate. A plastic bowrider in the boathouse? Crass.

tis · 11-12-2020, 06:35 AM

So this is now the most expensive house for sale beating the one on Wyman Point by almost double. It is not a NRZ in front of it. This last owner didn't keep it very long. I am sure they must have known what the taxes were??!! Several years ago it was rented to the President of France. Patrol Boats and Coast Guard had it blocked off.

GodSmile · 11-12-2020, 07:52 AM

Beautiful and all of that... even if you take the economics out of it, I would not want to live there, not what lake life is all about for me. Just my opinion.

dippasan · 11-12-2020, 08:38 AM

My sleep sofa from Bernie and Phil's would look awesome in that living room

8gv · 11-12-2020, 09:13 AM

I have some soon to be collectable Pier One Imports foam furniture in my basement that would complete that decor.

That gives me an idea.

What if I were to set up a website for the cash strapped recent purchasers of high end properties.

It could play on the sympathy of participants and encourage the donation of their previously loved furnishings.

How does "Go Furnish Me" sound?

FlyingScot · 11-12-2020, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by GodSmile

Beautiful and all of that... even if you take the economics out of it, I would not want to live there, not what lake life is all about for me. Just my opinion.

I'm with you. It looks like a beautiful inn or conference center. I'd be psyched to stay for a weekend as a guest. But why would any family want this at all?

Jdarby · 11-12-2020, 10:27 AM

Personally I can’t see settling for anything under 18,000 sqft! I mean, you don’t want to be on top of each other!

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Biggd · 11-12-2020, 10:31 AM

It needs some foam noodle furnishings to be a true lake front get away. They need FLL as their staging decorator.

codeman671 · 11-12-2020, 10:42 AM

My friend is the listing agent. He helped the current owner buy it. I'd love to have that commission check...Twice!

Susie Cougar · 11-12-2020, 10:59 AM

It shows that the current owner has only been in the house for less than two years. He paid 7.7+ million dollars and is looking for a 12+ million dollar profit?

pondguy · 11-12-2020, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Biggd

It needs some foam noodle furnishings to be a true lake front get away. They need FLL as their staging decorator.

Lets not forget the new Mrs. FLL she makes a great tuna sandwich.

Biggd · 11-12-2020, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by pondguy

Lets not forget the new Mrs. FLL she makes a great tuna sandwich.

No,no,no, can't have the smell of tuna fish in the house. You have to have freshly baked chocolate cookies.

marinewife · 11-12-2020, 08:07 PM

I looked at this listing today and am just amazed at the size. I heard that the owner bought it complete with furnishings, dishes, silverware, art, etc-

They also sold another home of theirs recently in Vero, FL for over 17M. 40,000 sq ft, 18 BR, 27 baths, 4 kit, 4 elevators, on the Atlantic Ocean.

Maybe the asking price is just amped up to see what they can get during these Covid refugee times from 18 months ago when they purchased it, I don't know.

I'd need a live in cleaning lady for sure, and a walkie-talkie system to find my husband...

Descant · 11-12-2020, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by marinewife

I'd need a live in cleaning lady for sure, and a walkie-talkie system to find my husband...

He's out by the pool watching the "cleaning ladies" play volleyball.

dickiej · 11-12-2020, 09:28 PM

That's what texting is for....when my daughter was home from college, my wife said "yell up to her room and tell her dinner is ready "...so I texted her.

thinkxingu · 11-12-2020, 12:00 PM

Serious question: there was talk about The Behr place being "too expensive for Winnipesaukee" as it was soooo much higher than everything else.

Do people have thoughts about that with this property? Like, it's not the Poconos or (insert higher-end locale here), right?

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winterh · 11-12-2020, 12:30 PM

The Bahre estate was a perfect example of just to much house for the area in terms of price. This is another. Bahre sold for under 6 mil and at least you had incredible views. This house has no views and boats parked in your front yard. Even the wealthiest buyers can get pretty much everything they want for 5 million so anything over that is a tough sell. Worth a try though.
It did get me thinking. If money was no object which house on the lake would I want? Neither Bahre nor this one would be on my list. There are plenty of homes that would be under 5 million that would be a better combination of size, design, privacy, views, location..... I have never seen the inside but personally I would choose the house on Winter harbor straight ahead to right as you enter. It's hidden in the trees with a lot of frontage. Kind of a one story ranch like you would see in Wyoming. I think its owned by Grousebecks. Beautifully done and very respectful of the lake.

fatlazyless · 11-12-2020, 01:12 PM

It says the annual property tax is $156,391 and I want to add that just the first ten thousand dollars is deductible from the federal income tax ….. so's the remaining $146,391/yr gets paid with real money. Current owner is probably eating a lot of dollar and fifty cent cans of tuna fish, just to save money and pay that whopper property tax bill. ….. and getting tired of tuna fish ….

dickiej · 11-12-2020, 02:16 PM

Looks like Versailles....honest to God, the older I get, the more I'm turning into a socialist....just sayin...

11-11-2020, 09:02 PM	#1
Winilyme Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Ice in = CT / Ice out = Winnipesaukee Posts: 578 Thanks: 168 Thanked 324 Times in 175 Posts	Nice digs I thought about buying this place but I'm disappointed that there's no ping pong table and it'd be nice to have another bedroom. https://nicolewatkins.com/listing/48...boro-nh-03894/

11-11-2020, 09:22 PM	#4
4 for Boating Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 241 Thanks: 1 Thanked 41 Times in 28 Posts	Wow According to Zilliow - the tax assessment is $8.8M so you have some negotiation/ wiggle room to get it down from $19.5M... (joke) AND by the way - taxes per year on the assessed value >>>> $139,000!!!!

11-11-2020, 10:45 PM	#8
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,616 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,483 Thanked 1,988 Times in 1,088 Posts	Anchoring Nice quiet cove in which to hang out. Dave __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

11-11-2020, 11:44 PM	#10
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,597 Thanks: 1,418 Thanked 1,705 Times in 1,109 Posts	Hmmm OK. So it's a nice enough house. Is the waterfront a NRZ? Where are the staff (servant's) quarters? Not much land. Similar price for an estate in Scotland that had 53 rooms, out buildings (gamekeepers cottage, Mum' House, gatekeeper's cottage, barns, stables, golf course and 20,000 acres. Oh, and a radioactive beach polluted by DunReay. That may have affected the value of this beautiful estate. A plastic bowrider in the boathouse? Crass.

11-12-2020, 07:52 AM	#12
GodSmile Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 192 Thanks: 94 Thanked 58 Times in 38 Posts	not for me Beautiful and all of that... even if you take the economics out of it, I would not want to live there, not what lake life is all about for me. Just my opinion.

11-11-2020, 09:11 PM	#2
thinkxingu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 6,546 Thanks: 1,184 Thanked 2,180 Times in 1,355 Posts	What a dump. Sent from my SM-G950U using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app

11-11-2020, 09:17 PM	#3
8gv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,193 Thanks: 63 Thanked 764 Times in 497 Posts	Why are you guys insulting my servants' quarters?

11-11-2020, 10:25 PM	#6
TheTimeTraveler Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 963 Thanks: 302 Thanked 303 Times in 188 Posts	Imagine the upkeep on that as it ages? Of course I wouldn't want to clean it either! I'm sure someone who has money to burn will scoop it up at that bargain price.... LOL

11-11-2020, 11:06 PM	#9
secondcurve Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 1,358 Thanked 564 Times in 291 Posts	It still is sad that summer camp wasn’t turned into a park.

11-12-2020, 06:35 AM	#11
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,945 Thanks: 795 Thanked 1,493 Times in 1,040 Posts	So this is now the most expensive house for sale beating the one on Wyman Point by almost double. It is not a NRZ in front of it. This last owner didn't keep it very long. I am sure they must have known what the taxes were??!! Several years ago it was rented to the President of France. Patrol Boats and Coast Guard had it blocked off.

11-12-2020, 08:38 AM	#13
dippasan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Hooksett NH and Sleepers Isl Posts: 400 Thanks: 295 Thanked 192 Times in 85 Posts	My sleep sofa from Bernie and Phil's would look awesome in that living room __________________ Luck is when preparedness meets opportunity

11-12-2020, 09:13 AM	#14
8gv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,193 Thanks: 63 Thanked 764 Times in 497 Posts	I have some soon to be collectable Pier One Imports foam furniture in my basement that would complete that decor. That gives me an idea. What if I were to set up a website for the cash strapped recent purchasers of high end properties. It could play on the sympathy of participants and encourage the donation of their previously loved furnishings. How does "Go Furnish Me" sound?

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11-12-2020, 10:27 AM	#16
Jdarby Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Long Island Posts: 169 Thanks: 131 Thanked 106 Times in 52 Posts	Personally I can’t see settling for anything under 18,000 sqft! I mean, you don’t want to be on top of each other! Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app

11-12-2020, 10:31 AM	#17
Biggd Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Waltham Ma./Meredith NH Posts: 4,421 Thanks: 2,428 Thanked 1,270 Times in 813 Posts	It needs some foam noodle furnishings to be a true lake front get away. They need FLL as their staging decorator.

11-12-2020, 10:42 AM	#18
codeman671 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,604 Thanks: 223 Thanked 856 Times in 519 Posts	My friend is the listing agent. He helped the current owner buy it. I'd love to have that commission check...Twice!

11-12-2020, 10:59 AM	#19
Susie Cougar Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Parrish, Florida Posts: 626 Thanks: 296 Thanked 225 Times in 160 Posts	It shows that the current owner has only been in the house for less than two years. He paid 7.7+ million dollars and is looking for a 12+ million dollar profit?

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11-12-2020, 08:07 PM	#22
marinewife Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: the quiet side of the lake Posts: 110 Thanks: 56 Thanked 65 Times in 32 Posts	I looked at this listing today and am just amazed at the size. I heard that the owner bought it complete with furnishings, dishes, silverware, art, etc- They also sold another home of theirs recently in Vero, FL for over 17M. 40,000 sq ft, 18 BR, 27 baths, 4 kit, 4 elevators, on the Atlantic Ocean. Maybe the asking price is just amped up to see what they can get during these Covid refugee times from 18 months ago when they purchased it, I don't know. I'd need a live in cleaning lady for sure, and a walkie-talkie system to find my husband...

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11-12-2020, 09:28 PM	#24
dickiej Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: White Salmon, WA Posts: 301 Thanks: 21 Thanked 171 Times in 93 Posts	That's what texting is for....when my daughter was home from college, my wife said "yell up to her room and tell her dinner is ready "...so I texted her.

11-12-2020, 12:00 PM	#25
thinkxingu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 6,546 Thanks: 1,184 Thanked 2,180 Times in 1,355 Posts	Serious question: there was talk about The Behr place being "too expensive for Winnipesaukee" as it was soooo much higher than everything else. Do people have thoughts about that with this property? Like, it's not the Poconos or (insert higher-end locale here), right? Sent from my SM-G950U using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app

11-12-2020, 12:30 PM	#26
winterh Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 274 Thanks: 28 Thanked 138 Times in 63 Posts	The Bahre estate was a perfect example of just to much house for the area in terms of price. This is another. Bahre sold for under 6 mil and at least you had incredible views. This house has no views and boats parked in your front yard. Even the wealthiest buyers can get pretty much everything they want for 5 million so anything over that is a tough sell. Worth a try though. It did get me thinking. If money was no object which house on the lake would I want? Neither Bahre nor this one would be on my list. There are plenty of homes that would be under 5 million that would be a better combination of size, design, privacy, views, location..... I have never seen the inside but personally I would choose the house on Winter harbor straight ahead to right as you enter. It's hidden in the trees with a lot of frontage. Kind of a one story ranch like you would see in Wyoming. I think its owned by Grousebecks. Beautifully done and very respectful of the lake.

11-12-2020, 01:12 PM	#27
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 9,169 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 310 Thanked 1,103 Times in 812 Posts	It says the annual property tax is $156,391 and I want to add that just the first ten thousand dollars is deductible from the federal income tax ….. so's the remaining $146,391/yr gets paid with real money. Current owner is probably eating a lot of dollar and fifty cent cans of tuna fish, just to save money and pay that whopper property tax bill. ….. and getting tired of tuna fish …. __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store!

11-12-2020, 02:16 PM	#28
dickiej Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: White Salmon, WA Posts: 301 Thanks: 21 Thanked 171 Times in 93 Posts	Looks like Versailles....honest to God, the older I get, the more I'm turning into a socialist....just sayin...