Re:$1M will buy 122 acres in part of U.S. National Radio Qui...
by maxerickson on Sunday May 22, 2016 @11:54AM
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That's why it's so cheap. Just building 80 homes could easily be $8 million dollars.
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Re:$1M will buy 122 acres in part of U.S. National Radio Qui...
by nxzero on Sunday May 22, 2016 @12:05PM
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Aside from the NSA, who would have a need to have 80 (likely very old) homes on a 122 acres on the middle of nowhere with an RF ban. Homes make the property worth less, not more. Demolition costs alone would likely be in the millions and quick search of comparable land prices in the area shows this is over priced.
Re:$1M will buy 122 acres in part of U.S. National Radio Qui...
by maxerickson on Sunday May 22, 2016 @12:16PM
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That's what the GSA is tasked with figuring out.
The higher price than the surroundings makes it obvious that they are hoping the facilities make the property worth more to the buyer.
Re:$1M will buy 122 acres in part of U.S. National Radio Qui...
by Someone on Sunday May 22, 2016 @03:50PM
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The people with "Electromagnetic hypersensitivity" (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_questionable_disease...) living next door? http://theweek.com/articles/481731/west-virginias-colony-wif...:
The village of Green Bank — population 143 — has become a mecca for people who believe their lives have been disrupted by EHS. Until she moved to Green Bank, Diane Schou lived in a shielded metal cage to try and alleviate her EHS symptoms. "Living here allows me to be more of a normal person," says Schou, as quoted by BBC News. "I can be outdoors. I don't have to stay hidden"