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Re:The McMansion Scale, Explained by lisper on Friday October 21, 2016 @02:15AM (#12758493)
> A rule of thumb is the house should cost about 3x what the lot you build on does.

You obviously don't live in California.

;-)

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Re:The McMansion Scale, Explained by lostlogin on Friday October 21, 2016 @03:34AM (#12758784)
Or anywhere I can name. Where does this apply?
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Re:The McMansion Scale, Explained by danielvf on Friday October 21, 2016 @08:13AM (#12759707)
Looking at local listings about 30 minutes away from Charlotte NC, I see a .40 acre lot for sale in a reasonable neighborhood for $50,000. homes on the same street are selling for between $200,000 to $275,000.
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Re:The McMansion Scale, Explained by lostlogin on Friday October 21, 2016 @02:25PM (#12763168)
That's not something I can easily imagine. A building cost that low just isn't possible in New Zealand as far as I can tell.
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