I would lay odds that one could buy a rather nice home in Chile for, oh I don’t know, a ‘mere’ half million USD?
Would like to have heard something about the home’s earthquake resistant qualities, given the location.
But, beautiful. Definitely has that South American modern sensibility. Suitable for many day dreams to come.
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"Sustainability" is a word that can't be applied to such a Rube Goldberg structure, sited where it is. It is pretty tho!
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Nice house. You can commute to some of the best brown trout waters in the world for there.
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I’d have preferred viewing more modest homes that are available to average people.
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I’m not convinced the home is built with an overtone of sustainability. The pool and grass around it require upkeep. Who needs a 4 car garage? How is the remainder of the property being managed? The article presupposes it is affordable to purchase but it is not. It does not appear to have shade trees to block the sun.
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I am still stuck on that VAT charge....still active I assume? Pretty steep upfront tax payment which really goes for no benefit to the buyer....
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@Barry Fitzgerald
VAT is high, but look at what you save in property taxes every year! I pay more in property taxes for tiny 450sf studio in Jersey City for three weeks than this beautiful place for an entire year. The VAT amounts to a property tax pre-payment of sorts.
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Stunningly well done!
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750 million pesos? What does the average Chilean earn? Is it even realistic for anyone local to buy this?
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@Pb
That was my reaction as well.
A celebration of the unequal distribution of wealth.
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@Pb the minimum monthly wage is $411.
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Nice article, nice house, but if it's 25 miles west of Valparaiso it is in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Dan Kravitz
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Uhhh...it says it is east of Valparaiso...
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The question is: Why build houses that, even when beautiful (?), do spoil pristine, remote places? And only, in this case, for a 5 years ownership which might amount to just a few weeks, if that, of actual living? Was it worth it?
What ego, sense of entitlement, and lack of respect for the environment directed such spoliation? The mention of the eco/bio whatever pool is pathetic.
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These kinds of homes are liking owning a boat. 2 happy days, the day you buy and the day you sell. In this day and age for most people other than the 1 percenters it is far more easier to rent for a month or two then incur the headache of owning. I always dreamed of owning a place in Ushuaia or Bariloche. Truth be told it is hard to be an absentee owner. Maybe some folks can handle that aspect, I cannot. I guess it all boils down to what you can tolerate. I like my house well maintained.
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@Nevdeep Gill
Some people do well living on a boat full time - I'm retired and about to just that. Reward for many decades of slavish work making the 1% even richer. I may yet sail by the southern tip of Chile and explore Ushuaia region from my third hand floating home.
This Chilean beauty would be a great place to retire to and live in full time while keeping it away from the 1 percenters who would let it mothball with unappreciated neglect. Unfortunately $1.2 million with VAT is in the 1 percenter strata I am way short of.
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Maybe northWEST of Santiago and EAST of Valparaiso? Seems like west of Valparaiso would be in the Pacific.
But, a stunning house that I am glad I got to see - only wish I could see it in person.
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@Bob - the directions are correct later in the article, only the second paragraph has it backwards.
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