You've won your dream home - what would you choose???

[LynneSin]

You've just won a Million dollar dream home and you have to pick from one of the following:

ps: When you move - you HAVE to take your family with you!

[arwalden]

1. I Love The Mountains...

.. and the lake would be a BONUS.

-- Allen

[JohnKleeb]

2. the beach house

paradise on earth, really, listening to the waves in the background at nice, that would be heaven for me.

[leftist_rebel1569]

21. same thing with me...

that would just be the nicest thing. The only thing I would need then is transportation to a local big town, and i'm set...

[KCDem]

3. I voted for the townhome

'cuz I don't like solitude and would rather have less than more space. However, I have small kids... so maybe I'd take something a bit more kid-friendly.

[cmf]

4. The mountain home.

I often dream of my husband and I retiring to a cabin in the woods. I like the beach, but erosion sucks.

[Character Assassin]

5. Since you asked, Big Sur, California properties. Take a look....

The Mill Creek Ranch






The caretaker's house.


Guest house with orchards


Typically shitty limited view of a lousy beach and horizon

[Character Assassin]

7. Or, the incredible Mansfield Redwood Preserve: $2,350,000

Interior of the main house


Guest house


View from the main house


Second view from main house


Third view from main house


Cabin on the property

[BOSSHOG]

6. A FARM HOUSE

which I have now, but with more (five) acreage and a detached three car garage with running water and electricity (for the garage, lest you all think that is optional in MS). Paved road to the house, and a six fire rating. And of course, less than an hour to the French Quarter - Les a le bon temp rouler!!!!

[xchrom]

8. i took the penthouse

and i'm hoping it's in manhattan. otherwise i'll take the farm -- cause i love to garden.

[WindRavenX]

14. Hell yeah!

Nothing beats being 50 stories up in the sky watching people below! It's sweet :D
I'm actually most at home in small spaces; while I like big houses, I need small rooms- especially where I sleep. Is that weird?

[DS1]

9. What's the average life-expectancy of a beach house LOL!

I'll take the mountain villa

[Nikia]

10. I like nice old homes

Of course, they must be in good condition, which would be expected if the home costs 1 million dollars.

[RobertSeattle]

11. Hey - A Faux Ranch in Crawford, TX isn't a choice!

:evilgrin:

[Mr. McD]

12. I already have my dream home

Is is not the house that makes it my dream home, It is the woman I share it with.

[blondeatlast]

13. How about all of the above?!

I've heard they are now making ultra-luxurious, million dollar mobile homes. Sounds good to me.

[peterh]

15. Beach house in Carmel….

But not too big….after the property taxes, I won’t be able to afford the maid the wife will say she’ll need. :eyes:

[Il_Coniglietto]

16. Can you combine some of 'em?

I like the mountains best, but maybe with a beach nearby? Those are my two favorite places and to have a house near both would be lovely!

[L.A.dweller]

24. Malibu Canyon

or Topanga Canyon since you are in CA. The homes are hidden in the mountain side and the beach is a 10 minute drive away.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

17. Other...

I've gotta be different...

[Kenneth ken]

18. I picked other

I've always thought earth homes were the coolest thing - think hobbit-hole from LOTR.

I would choose one in a suburban setting, about 1,000 - 1,100 sq ft.
on an acre or two of land.

Earth homes don't need much, if any exterior maintenance, they use earth for insulation, so have low heating/cooling needs. My 'family' is two cats, so we don't need a lot of space, and less space is easier to keep clean. I would want a gazebo on the property for entertaining, maybe screen it in to keep out the bugs, but let in the breezes.

[Il_Coniglietto]

19. Hmm...yea!

Hobbiton would be a nice place to live :P Or New Zealand in general. Pretty liberal too...

[sugarcookie]

20. A Log Cabin

My husband helped a friend build a 2 story log home and it turned out sooo beautiful.

[Shanty Oilish]

22. In my dreams, a million dollars would buy it....the Winchester house.

More rooms than I could keep track of. :) There is truly not another place on the planet you could sell me, at any price.

http://www.winchestermysteryhouse.com/

[sandnsea]

23. A historic home

With some kind of seedy past, prostitutes or bootleggers or something like that. Set in New England somewhere because I never have lived anywhere for very long that had a really pretty fall.