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Mutt · 04-19-2014, 01:52 PM

Are there ghost towns you can buy? If I could buy one cheap I'd like to rename it legally to Parts Unknown, California or whatever state and then sell souvenirs, maybe convince some old fake wrestling villains to move there.

MrBottomTooth · 04-19-2014, 02:06 PM

Not a whole town but you could probably afford a good chunk of Detroit.

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude · 04-19-2014, 02:11 PM

This Ghost Town in Northern California, located between Sacramento and Reno, is for sale on Craigslist, and even comes with a liquor license:

http://www.ibtimes.com/seneca-califo...gslist-1471780

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The current owner reportedly purchased the property in the mid-1970s for $60,000 but had to leave for health reasons (“The area isn’t suitable for anyone in shaky health”). The seller said there are “no known environmental hazards,” while the deal includes all mineral and timber rights, the liquor license, a deed, a title search and title insurance. Annual property taxes run about $700, while the liquor license, subject to county approval, costs roughly $400 each season (April to December).

The Plumas County assessor's records value the land and structures in Seneca at about $72,000, but if $250,000 for an abandoned ghost town with little of value, a bar that hasn’t been open in some time and buildings in a state of disrepair sounds like the deal of a lifetime...

Have luck...

ADG

WDF · 04-19-2014, 02:12 PM

Maybe Bridgeport, CT. It is close to WWE HQ in Stamford.

mineistaken · 04-19-2014, 02:24 PM

Interesting concept, what about developing new town from scratch?

Mutt · 04-19-2014, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude

This Ghost Town in Northern California, located between Sacramento and Reno, is for sale on Craigslist, and even comes with a liquor license:

http://www.ibtimes.com/seneca-califo...gslist-1471780

Have luck...

ADG

Neat. Would be perfect. I read an article about the nightmares people who have bought abandoned towns have run into. But they were/are hoping to have people/family live there and that means providing services - water, sanitation, power. All my idea needs is a sign 'WELCOME TO PARTS UNKNOWN'.

mineistaken · 04-19-2014, 03:42 PM

^ How is that perfect, not a single house-home there.
It would be easier to build your house somewhere and declare it a town.

SilentKnight · 04-19-2014, 04:57 PM

Didn't Sandra Bullock buy an entire town a few years back?

Or some other actress maybe?

brassmonkey · 04-19-2014, 05:35 PM

muttsville,ca make micro brews give out a limited amount of free growlers with your logo

Dvae · 04-19-2014, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by SilentKnight

Didn't Sandra Bullock buy an entire town a few years back?

Or some other actress maybe?

That was Kim Basinger.
Then went bankrupt.

mineistaken · 04-19-2014, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Dvae

That was Kim Basinger.
Then went bankrupt.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braselton,_Georgia

It looks like it had huge population spike around the time it was bought.
Although how do you buy a town with hundreds of people? Do you go and make everybody sell their homes/land?

stickyfingerz · 04-19-2014, 06:26 PM

I have thought a town needs to be made in Colorado to have the most relaxed regulations about cannabis. Allowed to be smoked in public etc. Instead of a dispensary make it a farmers market town. With all kinds of home grown produce and of course cannabis in all forms available from quality growers. Make it a Marijuana Mecca of sorts. There is thousands of acres available in that state. Someone with the cash could grow hotels and site seeing, tourist trade galore.

signupdamnit · 04-19-2014, 06:30 PM

There is a place in Illinois called Vish nu springs. It used to be a small town of about 15 buildings or so. All that is left now is a dilapidated Hotel in the middle of the woods. It sold for about $200,000 to the local college there. They still have open houses about once a year talking about the history of the place. But my point is you probably could have bought it for around $200,000 up until several years ago had you wanted. So it is viable. Here's the history of this particular place:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishnu_Springs,_Illinois

I bet there are thousands of others like it out there in the US alone. Many with the history buried.

seeandsee · 04-19-2014, 06:33 PM

i will move to your ghost town, just give me papers of usa and fucking social help

freecartoonporn · 04-19-2014, 08:19 PM

paging china.

SilentKnight · 04-19-2014, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Dvae

That was Kim Basinger.
Then went bankrupt.

It had to be one outta the two I've fantasized about having a 3-way with.

freecartoonporn · 04-19-2014, 09:53 PM

http://realestate.msn.com/article.as...entid=13107850

Spunky · 04-19-2014, 10:01 PM

Ballers buy abandoned towns and flip them

onwebcam · 04-19-2014, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by mineistaken

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braselton,_Georgia

It looks like it had huge population spike around the time it was bought.
Although how do you buy a town with hundreds of people? Do you go and make everybody sell their homes/land?

It's really nothing more than a corporation.. You buy the debt and collect revenue (taxes).. In reality you don't own anything more than the corporate assets but those who have chosen to be within the incorporated area and accept the services of it pay taxes to it. IE. The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is nothing more than a corporation and an incorprated area with a President and board members.

SBJ · 04-19-2014, 10:29 PM

Dale Earnhardt jr has one
https://www.nationalspeedsportnews.c...car-graveyard/

Would be cool to have but also too much work to upkeep

druid66 · 04-20-2014, 02:37 AM

long time ago (can't speak for europe) in poland there was term "private city" - if you were rich enough you could "bought" entire city from the crown for some time (from few years to xx years) what does it mean?

After paid to the crown your fee city was yours to setup/collect and own all taxes from all crafts there, it helped crown with covering some debts and the lucky guy who bought town grown rich at the time he own town.

city i live in (currently over 70k ppl) was private in the middleages for 3 years.

just interesting history fact ;)

klinton · 04-20-2014, 03:21 AM

Zamosc ? ;]

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Originally Posted by druid66

city i live in (currently over 70k ppl) was private in the middleages for 3 years.

just interesting history fact ;)

Manfap · 04-20-2014, 03:37 AM

you can buy villages here (Northern Spain) starting at about $30k. that will get get you 10+ houses and about 30 acres of land.

Wilsy · 04-20-2014, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Manfap

you can buy villages here (Northern Spain) starting at about $30k. that will get get you 10+ houses and about 30 acres of land.

Really what areas?

freecartoonporn · 04-20-2014, 04:17 AM

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mineistaken · 04-20-2014, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by onwebcam

It's really nothing more than a corporation.. You buy the debt and collect revenue (taxes).. In reality you don't own anything more than the corporate assets but those who have chosen to be within the incorporated area and accept the services of it pay taxes to it. IE. The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is nothing more than a corporation and an incorprated area with a President and board members.

So who is the seller in such instances? And what if there are no debts?
And if you do not have to buy land/houses how come that Seneca, CA town ad talks exactly just about buying property/land etc?

Manfap · 04-20-2014, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Wilsy

Really what areas?

Galicia, Asturias, Leon and probably a few around Burgos as well.

Dead · 04-20-2014, 07:01 AM

Think big, here is an island for sale,..has ghost and all!
http://www.haaretz.com/news/world/1.586439

mineistaken · 04-20-2014, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Dead

Think big, here is an island for sale,..has ghost and all!
http://www.haaretz.com/news/world/1.586439

They are only leasing the land and buildings for 99 years.

ilnjscb · 04-20-2014, 08:51 AM

Listen I can get you Detroit right now - but they can only pay you $200 and some yellow rock.

Useless Warrior · 04-20-2014, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by mineistaken

They are only leasing the land and buildings for 99 years.

How long do you intend to live?

mineistaken · 04-20-2014, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Useless Warrior

How long do you intend to live?

Have you heard about inheritance? When you leave your property to your kids, then to grandkids and so on?
Renting is not buying.

onwebcam · 04-20-2014, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by mineistaken

So who is the seller in such instances? And what if there are no debts?
And if you do not have to buy land/houses how come that Seneca, CA town ad talks exactly just about buying property/land etc?

You would be acquiring the assets which would include town owned land. IE city hall? Properties seized by unpaid taxes, etc, etc. The corporation also known as the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA owns lots of property and has many assets as well as debt..

Syrenka · 04-20-2014, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by stickyfingerz

I have thought a town needs to be made in Colorado to have the most relaxed regulations about cannabis. Allowed to be smoked in public etc. Instead of a dispensary make it a farmers market town. With all kinds of home grown produce and of course cannabis in all forms available from quality growers. Make it a Marijuana Mecca of sorts. There is thousands of acres available in that state. Someone with the cash could grow hotels and site seeing, tourist trade galore.

That would probably work out really well here! You should go for it! We have some really great prices on land down toward Pueblo

Sly · 04-20-2014, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Useless Warrior

How long do you intend to live?

99 year contracts are fairly common.

EddyTheDog · 04-20-2014, 11:38 AM

I have always thought it would be a cool thing to do - Like Sim City but for real...

EddyTheDog · 04-20-2014, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Sly

99 year contracts are fairly common.

Almost all apartments in the UK are sold with a lease - Often just 99 years...

It's too short and often leaves people being unable to sell them on - Mortgage companies can get very funny about it.....

Darkcrni · 04-20-2014, 02:40 PM

What....like the silent hill or something?

iwantchixx · 04-20-2014, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Sly

99 year contracts are fairly common.

When my home-town burned to the ground years ago, a farmer leased off 50x100 plots for the town to rebuild upon. $1 a month for 100 years or something stupid like that. That lease finally ran out a couple years ago after handed down and 3 generations born to it in that old house. My grandparents didnt bother buying out in the end, when my grampa died, my nan just gave the land back to the corporation that now owns the lands RIGHT before some natives set fire to it before recouping all the wood. Was more expensive in land taxes than the lease rate as well as the buy-out. Pointless... so the fire actually saved some money, too lol

Many communities are like this, using old leases at dirt-cheap prices. So, it's worth handing down.

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signupdamnit Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,697	There is a place in Illinois called Vish nu springs. It used to be a small town of about 15 buildings or so. All that is left now is a dilapidated Hotel in the middle of the woods. It sold for about $200,000 to the local college there. They still have open houses about once a year talking about the history of the place. But my point is you probably could have bought it for around $200,000 up until several years ago had you wanted. So it is viable. Here's the history of this particular place: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishnu_Springs,_Illinois I bet there are thousands of others like it out there in the US alone. Many with the history buried. __________________ You don't like my posts? Put me on ignore or fuck right off. I'll say what I want.

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mineistaken See signature :) Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ICQ 363 097 773 Posts: 29,656	Interesting concept, what about developing new town from scratch?

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mineistaken See signature :) Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ICQ 363 097 773 Posts: 29,656	^ How is that perfect, not a single house-home there. It would be easier to build your house somewhere and declare it a town.

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