Own your own town...

[Cyaphas]

Only $1,000,000. Actually pretty inexpensive given the acreage adn the facilities. I've always wanted to start my own cult!


https://gsaauctions.gov/gsaauctions/aucdsclnk?sl=PEACH416004001

[mak1277]

What are the responsibilities that come with owning a town?  I'm asking in all seriousness...I mean I don't suppose you can just boot out the current residents.

[Cyaphas]

What are the responsibilities that come with owning a town?  I'm asking in all seriousness...I mean I don't suppose you can just boot out the current residents.

It's an old NSA facility. It's empty. I'd be willing to bet it's got one hell of an internet connection too.

[forummm]

One of you millionaires want to buy it up and start a mustachian city? You could sell 80 of us a house for $15k each and rent out the other facilities to businesses and make a little profit.

[MoonShadow]

It looks like a large prison.

[Cyaphas]

One of you millionaires want to buy it up and start a mustachian city? You could sell 80 of us a house for $15k each and rent out the other facilities to businesses and make a little profit.

It's tempting... Something I might consider if I were in the FIRE stage. Sadly, I'm not there yet. Even for 2 million that seems really inexpensive.

[mak1277]

One of you millionaires want to buy it up and start a mustachian city? You could sell 80 of us a house for $15k each and rent out the other facilities to businesses and make a little profit.

It's tempting... Something I might consider if I were in the FIRE stage. Sadly, I'm not there yet. Even for 2 million that seems really inexpensive.

It actually is fairly tempting.  It's in a really beautiful area too.

[Cyaphas]

Even as a FIRE base... har har har... for those that travel and just need a permanent address and a room to keep a few things.

[GuitarStv]

It's in a radio quiet zone.  No cell phones allowed, no microwaves allowed, not sure about wi-fi, etc.  That's kinda a plus to me, but would be a deal-breaker for many.

[forummm]

It's in a radio quiet zone.  No cell phones allowed, no microwaves allowed, not sure about wi-fi, etc.  That's kinda a plus to me, but would be a deal-breaker for many.

Yeah, I saw that. I think a lot of people who believe they have some health conditions caused by radiowaves might pay extra to live in this area. Not that you'd necessarily want some of them as your neighbors.

[Jeremy E.]

It's in a radio quiet zone.  No cell phones allowed, no microwaves allowed, not sure about wi-fi, etc.  That's kinda a plus to me, but would be a deal-breaker for many.

Yeah, I saw that. I think a lot of people who believe they have some health conditions caused by radiowaves might pay extra to live in this area. Not that you'd necessarily want some of them as your neighbors.

I think the biggest negative for most people would be the fact that there's no jobs there, although cell phones would probably be a big negative too.Luckily mustachian know that a computer and Internet is better and cheaper than average cell phones/cell phone plans

[GuitarStv]

I was doing some thought experiments about this town a couple days ago . . . it is almost an ideal setup to implement an Epicurean commune.  Very appealing.

[mak1277]

It's in a radio quiet zone.  No cell phones allowed, no microwaves allowed, not sure about wi-fi, etc.  That's kinda a plus to me, but would be a deal-breaker for many.

Yeah, I saw that. I think a lot of people who believe they have some health conditions caused by radiowaves might pay extra to live in this area. Not that you'd necessarily want some of them as your neighbors.

I think the biggest negative for most people would be the fact that there's no jobs there

I don't think this would really be an issue.  First, if you actually populated the town you'd have to create a few jobs almost by default (sheriff, deputy, fire chief, store clerks, etc.).  Second, how many people actually work in the same town where they live, especially when the town only has a couple hundred people there? 

[GuitarStv]

It's in a radio quiet zone.  No cell phones allowed, no microwaves allowed, not sure about wi-fi, etc.  That's kinda a plus to me, but would be a deal-breaker for many.

Yeah, I saw that. I think a lot of people who believe they have some health conditions caused by radiowaves might pay extra to live in this area. Not that you'd necessarily want some of them as your neighbors.

I think the biggest negative for most people would be the fact that there's no jobs there

I don't think this would really be an issue.  First, if you actually populated the town you'd have to create a few jobs almost by default (sheriff, deputy, fire chief, store clerks, etc.).  Second, how many people actually work in the same town where they live, especially when the town only has a couple hundred people there?

Third, if you can get a home cheaply enough . . . why do you need to work?  :P

[maizefolk]

I've been trying to figure out the internet situation on the website. No cell phones and no wifi, no problem, but my fear would be dial-up or extremely slow DSL.

[mak1277]

It's in a radio quiet zone.  No cell phones allowed, no microwaves allowed, not sure about wi-fi, etc.  That's kinda a plus to me, but would be a deal-breaker for many.

Yeah, I saw that. I think a lot of people who believe they have some health conditions caused by radiowaves might pay extra to live in this area. Not that you'd necessarily want some of them as your neighbors.

I think the biggest negative for most people would be the fact that there's no jobs there

I don't think this would really be an issue.  First, if you actually populated the town you'd have to create a few jobs almost by default (sheriff, deputy, fire chief, store clerks, etc.).  Second, how many people actually work in the same town where they live, especially when the town only has a couple hundred people there?

Third, if you can get a home cheaply enough . . . why do you need to work?  :P

When I buy the town I won't be looking to discount the homes too much.  Have to get my investment back after all, and I certainly will be limiting the number of residents in my town to much less than full capacity.

[Warlord1986]

Pffft. Warlords do not buy overpriced towns that don't even have wifi. They conquer them, and declare themselves chief.

I'mma pillage ur village.

[Jeremy E.]

I've been trying to figure out the internet situation on the website. No cell phones and no wifi, no problem, but my fear would be dial-up or extremely slow DSL.

You don't think they've run fiber out there? That would probably be my first question if I was actually considering buying it

[Jeremy E.]

It's in a radio quiet zone.  No cell phones allowed, no microwaves allowed, not sure about wi-fi, etc.  That's kinda a plus to me, but would be a deal-breaker for many.

Yeah, I saw that. I think a lot of people who believe they have some health conditions caused by radiowaves might pay extra to live in this area. Not that you'd necessarily want some of them as your neighbors.

I think the biggest negative for most people would be the fact that there's no jobs there

I don't think this would really be an issue.  First, if you actually populated the town you'd have to create a few jobs almost by default (sheriff, deputy, fire chief, store clerks, etc.).  Second, how many people actually work in the same town where they live, especially when the town only has a couple hundred people there?

Third, if you can get a home cheaply enough . . . why do you need to work?  :P

Most mustachian wouldn't need to, or could work online, but it would probably be difficult to find 80+ families to move there in a decent timeline

[forummm]

I've been trying to figure out the internet situation on the website. No cell phones and no wifi, no problem, but my fear would be dial-up or extremely slow DSL.

You don't think they've run fiber out there? That would probably be my first question if I was actually considering buying it

It was a former NSA station. There's got to be a massive data pipe there already.

[trashmanz]

Great for waiting out the zombie apocalypse

[Jeremy E.]

Great for waiting out the zombie apocalypse

Is that what they are calling the Trump or Clinton presidency nowadays?

[maizefolk]

I've been trying to figure out the internet situation on the website. No cell phones and no wifi, no problem, but my fear would be dial-up or extremely slow DSL.

You don't think they've run fiber out there? That would probably be my first question if I was actually considering buying it

It was a former NSA station. There's got to be a massive data pipe there already.

You had me at "massive data pipe"

[MoonShadow]

Great for waiting out the zombie apocalypse

Is that what they are calling the Trump or Clinton presidency nowadays?

No, that would just be a normal apocalypse.