C.Biscuit97 Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Great buy by Mario. Also, he paid MORE than the asking price apparently so more money from the sale could go toward restitution for the victims of the former owners ponzi scheme. It's nice to see that he bought a house here. The main reason being is that it clearly demonstrates that he likes and wants to be in Buffalo. Should help sign other FA who wrongly think Buffalo has nothing to offer. Great city, great people, terrible politicians/taxes. If they fix that last part, the city can become a national-leading city again. No reason it can't be "reborn" like Pittsburgh. I like your points and I like the Pittsburgh analogy. It does bum me out when I hear how Pitt is thriving now. There is no reason Buffalo can't be the same way. Whenever my friends come to visit (and they come from Cali, Boston, NYC), they always have a great time. If you don't where to go or what to do, Buffalo probably would suck. Tonight for instance, there is Thursday at the Harbor. I wonder how many Bills even know that there is a free concert on the water in Buffalo on Thursdays? As for the politicans, there are simply to many. I won't comment on Byron Brown as a major and start that debate. However, I know more buildings are being built downtown than I have ever seen before. Baby steps I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Riiiiiight. Most people with a garage drive into the driveway pressing the garage door opener, drive into the open garage, press "close" to close the garage door behind them, get their stuff together, and walk into the house. That takes what .... 35 seconds? A minute, with a slow garage door opener or a long driveway? Most of which time is spent looking at the garage to ensure that the car waits until the garage door is sufficiently open and winds up parked neatly rather than impaled on the storage shelving, parked too close to the next car, or sticking out into the path of the door? I repeat, how much time do you spend looking at the outside of your house? Maybe you're different - maybe you get out of the car and spend several minutes standing at the end of the driveway admiring its architectural awesomeness (or lack thereof) before hopping back in and preceding with the sequence above. I just bought a house and have not moved in. I live in CA we spend most of our time outside enjoying the nice weather. My house has tons of plants and flowers in front that will requrire lots of attention so yeah, I'll spend every weekend looking at the front of my house. And how much time do you spend looking at the back of your house. The backyard of that house needs a lot of work too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogma+ Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 (edited) Edit: sorry, about that. Didn't realize we cant post pictures on this forum? Those links lead you to inside pictures. Absolutely beautiful. Not bad... Edited June 22, 2012 by dogma+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 You should see his truck. F350 dooley on 44"s He will need that to get in/out of that OP Driveway, in the Winter! Wonder if he's ever been "plowed in?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincec Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 It's sooo overdone. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biglukes Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 It's sooo overdone. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Everybody has different tastes. I think that open 2 floor library is pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 I was thinking what Jill Kelly tweeted and Mario retweeted: Jill Kelly @HJKforever Sad that our street has now become a circus show. Thanks #BuffaloNews I'm certain @bbwolf94 wanted some privacy:( Retweeted by Mario Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCity Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 I was thinking what Jill Kelly tweeted and Mario retweeted: Jill Kelly @HJKforever Sad that our street has now become a circus show. Thanks #BuffaloNews I'm certain @bbwolf94 wanted some privacy:( Retweeted by Mario Williams I was thinking the same thing the instant I read that article. They printed the man's address on the front page of the paper....wtf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 He obviously got a good deal on the house. Other than the nice stone...I really don't like the place.He needs to put some money into landscaping. A 10 million dollar house in SF bay area,CA would have about 120,000/yr in property taxes.So on this sized house you'd be better off in Buffalo -for an equivalent type place. But you could get that house in Sacramento area for about 3 million.And prop taxes would be about 36,000 /yr. So better off in SAC,CA . Its really a wash in most of the normal price ranges.And in CA they nickel and dime you in other ways to make up for the low prop taxes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 I just felt like I should post in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 I was thinking the same thing the instant I read that article. They printed the man's address on the front page of the paper....wtf Mario's a public figure who bought a house of notoriety that used to belong to another public figure. And real estate transactions tend to be matters of public record anyway. If he wanted the house and was so concerned about privacy, why didn't he buy it through an LLC or something? Seems a guy making that kind of scratch would have good advisors for this kind of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Great buy by Mario. Also, he paid MORE than the asking price apparently so more money from the sale could go toward restitution for the victims of the former owners ponzi scheme. I What??? No one offers more than asking on a repo (or any) house unless there is a bidding war. You're saying that he essentially donated money to victims of a ponzi scheme? Putting aside the fact that that's a bit nuts, this mortgage was upside down. There is no extra money for victims. The bank gets it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 He obviously got a good deal on the house. Other than the nice stone...I really don't like the place.He needs to put some money into landscaping. A 10 million dollar house in SF bay area,CA would have about 120,000/yr in property taxes.So on this sized house you'd be better off in Buffalo -for an equivalent type place. But you could get that house in Sacramento area for about 3 million.And prop taxes would be about 36,000 /yr. So better off in SAC,CA . Its really a wash in most of the normal price ranges.And in CA they nickel and dime you in other ways to make up for the low prop taxes... Thanks for answering my question. What??? No one offers more than asking on a repo (or any) house unless there is a bidding war. You're saying that he essentially donated money to victims of a ponzi scheme? Putting aside the fact that that's a bit nuts, this mortgage was upside down. There is no extra money for victims. The bank gets it all. I really can't follow whether he paid more to go to the victims, etc. That is the way the headline reads and the sub headline, but I don't see the mechanics of it in the story: http://www.buffalonews.com/business/article912598.ece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 "Theres a pool and a pond.... Pond would be good for you." --Ty Webb This just made my night. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 From our buddy John Wawrow: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/bills-williams-home-windfall-scam-175608437--nfl.html It's great that some of those people who were ripped off by the previous owner will get some reparation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCity Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Mario's a public figure who bought a house of notoriety that used to belong to another public figure. And real estate transactions tend to be matters of public record anyway. If he wanted the house and was so concerned about privacy, why didn't he buy it through an LLC or something? Seems a guy making that kind of scratch would have good advisors for this kind of thing. GTFO of here with that nonsense. It wasn't a house of notoriety until they ran that article, and no one cared who that shyster lawyer was. He didn't need an LLC for privacy - all he needed was for the local paper to not print his entire address right on the front page. Now read the Wawrow article linked above. That's all the News had to say - "suburban Buffalo". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 From our buddy John Wawrow: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/bills-williams-home-windfall-scam-175608437--nfl.html It's great that some of those people who were ripped off by the previous owner will get some reparation. Bigger news it seems Wawrow was sober when he wrote this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 (edited) GTFO of here with that nonsense. It wasn't a house of notoriety until they ran that article, and no one cared who that shyster lawyer was. He didn't need an LLC for privacy - all he needed was for the local paper to not print his entire address right on the front page. Now read the Wawrow article linked above. That's all the News had to say - "suburban Buffalo". Pontiac GTO your own nonsense. In many cities, property owners are a matter of public record and can easily be searched by name or by address on the city website. Many on this very forum seemed to know exactly where this neighborhood was back when Mario visited Jim Kelly there, before the Big Bad Media published anyone's address. Was it in bad taste to publish the address? Maybe. Are we all bummed that Jill Kelly has a lookie-lou problem? Certainly. But this is the 21st century. If people want to find out where you live they will. Edited June 23, 2012 by jimmyo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 He obviously got a good deal on the house. Other than the nice stone...I really don't like the place.He needs to put some money into landscaping. A 10 million dollar house in SF bay area,CA would have about 120,000/yr in property taxes.So on this sized house you'd be better off in Buffalo -for an equivalent type place. But you could get that house in Sacramento area for about 3 million.And prop taxes would be about 36,000 /yr. So better off in SAC,CA . Its really a wash in most of the normal price ranges.And in CA they nickel and dime you in other ways to make up for the low prop taxes... Yeah but you'd be living in Sacramento. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCity Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 In many cities, property owners are a matter of public record and can easily be searched by name or by address on the city website. No kidding, there's also 500,000+ addresses in the phone book, but there's a big freaking difference between that and printing it on the front page of the newspaper. I don't know why that's so hard to understand, maybe you work for the News? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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