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Old 04-29-2008, 03:07 AM
 
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Need a laugh?

Story from N&O showing how far some will go to get their dream home in Wake Forest.

Their new address is in Raleigh, Wake County Jail.

newsobserver.com | Homebuyers' lofty dream bottoms out at Wake jail (http://www.newsobserver.com/news/crime_safety/story/1053636.html - broken link)
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Old 04-29-2008, 04:58 AM
 
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See how badly people want to live here????? lol
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Old 04-29-2008, 05:09 AM
 
Location: Wake Forest
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Their flaw was they tried to create checks instead of printing their own money!

But alas, like the old saying goes if you can't write your own checks print someone else's!

Now they taded up and have a McPrision instead of the fabled McMansion!
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Old 04-29-2008, 06:13 AM
 
Location: Clayton, NC
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Wow....talk about dreaming big! Check out the house!

1301 Thaney Ct, Wake Forest, NC 27587 | Zillow Real Estate
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Old 04-29-2008, 06:15 AM
 
Location: Virginia (again)
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I wouldn't consider a $4.5 million 11,000 square foot house in Hasentree to be a McMansion (a misunderstood and grossly overused term).

Definition from Wikipedia:
A McMansion is generally considered a house between 2,200 and 3,500 square feet in size in homogeneous communities that are often produced by a developer. Although they are generally large homes, they are mass produced and are not of the caliber of a mansion.
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Old 04-29-2008, 06:21 AM
 
Location: Wake Forest
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Wow....talk about dreaming big! Check out the house!

1301 Thaney Ct, Wake Forest, NC 27587 | Zillow Real Estate

Yep kinda looks like a prison, maybe that is what drew them to this particular house.....preminition perhaps!
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Old 04-29-2008, 06:43 AM
 
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Wasn't that house part of the Parade of Homes last autumn?
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Old 04-29-2008, 07:03 AM
 
Location: Durham, NC
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Yeah not so sure this is a McMansion, and by not so sure I mean "are you kidding me?"

Maybe 1600 Pennsylvania avenue is a McMansion too?
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Old 04-29-2008, 07:09 AM
 
Location: Wake Forest
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Yeah not so sure this is a McMansion, and by not so sure I mean "are you kidding me?"

Maybe 1600 Pennsylvania avenue is a McMansion too?
I know the answer to this one.......it is a McBush but the count down clock is ticking down!
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Old 04-29-2008, 07:15 AM
 
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Wasn't that house part of the Parade of Homes last autumn?
Yes, I toured that one. Very beautiful, right on the golf course.
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