My expectation would be that financing is difficult to acquire, and the upkeep and renovation to make/keep it habitable ends up being a money hole. So if anything, it’s just like buying a normal home in the US.
Yes, that’s why it’s a wealth redistribution method. You have to employ people just to be able to live in your castle comfortably. And then pay taxes on those people’s salaries.
Farming isn’t super profitable unless very large scale and I doubt most castles are being sold or given away with huge amounts of arable land. If they are, that’s going to be part of the price.
It’s basically never a good deal financially to live in a castle. It’s something you do for your ego alone lol
My expectation would be that financing is difficult to acquire, and the upkeep and renovation to make/keep it habitable ends up being a money hole. So if anything, it’s just like buying a normal home in the US.
Also OOP is hugely downplaying the amount of responsibility and rules you have to follow with most of these.
They sound a lot like this guy
“You see that chicken? It’s made from chicken! Kill it, you get free chicken!”
“This here’s wool, it grows on sheep. Cut it off, sell it, it fuckin grows back again! You cannot lose!!!”
Pay for it in cash, hire enough staff to maintain it like a true manor lord.
Yet another nice thing that’s reserved only for the rich…
Honestly this one is a wealth transfer method because it doesn’t bring in shit and the upkeep is a bitch
That’s why you pay people to do the upkeep. Cause you’re probably already rich if you bought a castle.
And it can bring shit in if you use the land to generate revenue. Paying people to work it for you, of course. Cause that’s what manor lords do…
Yes, that’s why it’s a wealth redistribution method. You have to employ people just to be able to live in your castle comfortably. And then pay taxes on those people’s salaries.
Farming isn’t super profitable unless very large scale and I doubt most castles are being sold or given away with huge amounts of arable land. If they are, that’s going to be part of the price.
It’s basically never a good deal financially to live in a castle. It’s something you do for your ego alone lol
That’s why I said this:
The rest was intended to be tongue-in-cheek
I disagree. Someone might live in a castle because they think it’s awesome. That doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with ego