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by shagie 901 days ago
The story from the blog post - https://ipp30.blogspot.com/2022/05/breaking-puzzle-news.html

> I made a few jokes in my blog post on May 2nd about wanting to buy a castle. Well, we did it! Now here is the real story of how this happened:

... and then looking for the cost...

https://www.jamesedition.com/real_estate/perugia-italy/a-rea...

It's less expensive than many California properties.

6 Beds; 4 Baths; 10,172 sqft; $107/sqft

(California *averages* at $425/sqft)

1 comments

This thing is literally cheaper than the 2 bedroom 400ft apartment I'm renting...

I mean, I'm living in the more expensive part of Hong Kong, but still.

Should head over to Japan...

Exploring the eerie beauty of Japan's abandoned villages --- https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/18/japan/society/e... -- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37270007 171 points | 4 months ago | 126 comments

The top comment by nataz:

> If you are interested in buying an abandoned home in the Japan countryside highly recommend the YouTube channel Tokyo Llama. He's spent the last four years renovating a beautiful traditional style Japanese house and property about an hour outside of Tokyo. He talks about the renovation aspects, taxes, paperwork process, and the pros and cons of doing this with a family. Lots of videos the watch.

> https://youtu.be/TwRjO3kHxU4?si=a9rw7FbwpiXEQLjr