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by m463 27 days ago
That's only like 8 houses in mountain view.
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That could buy like, 30 houses here in Atlanta! Wow I have it good.
Probably about ~35-40 apartments in Barcelona. Going out to Spanish rural areas, you could probably buy ~4-6 abandoned villages with that, you'll get multiple houses, municipal buildings and whatever administrative stuff they had too.
But then you'd have to keep stealing more gold bars for the upkeep, and who has time for that?
Or one house in Beverly Hills.
Not even a decent jet.
You can definitely get a decent jet in that budget, there's a popular tech youtuber who recently bought one for considerably less. I'm pretty sure you could get like 6 houses in mountain view and still have money left over for a jet.
We clearly have differing opinions on what constitutes a decent jet. Are you buying your jets used??
Check out the Cirrus Vision. About $3 million. Very decent jet. Seven people, easy to fly, nifty safety features.
The Vision is tiny. It doesn’t even have a bedroom. Not even a single bathroom.
It's not just the acquisition costs, it's the employee payroll--two pilots, one flight attendant, engine overhauls every six months, other maintenance. See the Amalfi Jets video on costs.
My daughter is spending more than this on her birthdays.