My kid brother's McMansion

[ponyo]

Originally posted by: Alone
I'm so depressed. I'll never have nice things.

Unless you're Bill Gates, someone will always have more money and nicer things than you. Don't sweat it. Just be thankful for what you have because it's lot more than most people in this world have. If anything, stuff like this should motivate you to think outside the box and work harder. We live in a capitalistic society where owners make money and reap the rewards.

 

[50cent1228]

Originally posted by: eits
very nice

:thumbsup:

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: austin316
By no means is that Forbes 500 (as in 500 richest people). That wouldn't even make cribs, which has guys on it that wouldn't make Forbes 10,000.

I think for a wealthy person being able to say their house "wouldn't even make cribs" is a GOOD thing, because it means they have class.

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: ThePresence

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004

Originally posted by: Fmr12B
It's nice, but not over the top.

Pool?
Hot-Tub?
Waterfall into pool?
1/4 acre + lot?
4-car garage?
Maids/in-laws gues home?

From the kitchen pics, it looks like 8 foot ceilings? Yikes.

How many square feet?

And the house is ugly. No offense, but it is.

I should take pics of my in-laws house. The front door cost $20K and the chandelier in the foyer is worth $80K+. The master bedroom is probably 400 sqft with 2 bathrroms, 2 walk in closets and a sitting area and has a $20K+ chandolier in it.

Like I said, they don't flaunt their money. My sister in law actually told me that they aren't building a house for other people to look at, but for themselves to be happy in.

I respect people like that very much. It goes to show that they are level-headed and down-to-earth people 🙂

House may be mediocre from the exterior, but the insides are nice.

 

[lyssword]

Meh, my uncle has a nicer/bigger house, which he build himself (with his crew). But not bad 😛

 

[Amused]

More pics:

Formal living room and entry:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0370.JPG

Dining room:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0372.JPG

Family room:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0373.JPG

Master bedroom office:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0376.JPG

Master bath:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0380.JPG

Master bedroom again:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0383.JPG

Breakfast nook:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0385.JPG

Main hall (first half)

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0386.JPG

Library

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0391.JPG

Library

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0392.JPG

Entertainment room/theater

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0394.JPG

Game room:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0402.JPG

Main stairs:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0408.JPG

Main hall (second half):

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0409.JPG

Wine cellar:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0412.JPG

Play room (window looks down on racketball court):

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0415.JPG

One of the kid's rooms:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0421.JPG

Outside the kitchen rear exit... the pizza kitchen and main outdoor stairs with waterfall stream:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0425.JPG

Outdoor stairs and stream:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0430.JPG

Pool house:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0435.JPG

pool, hot tub and water slide exit from atop the high dive ledge:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0448.JPG

A great shot from on top the high dive looking at pool and house:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0449.JPG

Tennis court and pavilion

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0457.JPG

My wiener:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0440.JPG

 

[meltdown75]

holy CRAP

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
holy CRAP

I just added more

 

[Special K]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Special K

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer

****** me. thats insane.

i wanna be a CEO, i knew mechanical engineering was the wrong path to choose. im 3 years in to my degree now so dropping it all now would be stupid.

He has a Masters in EE and an MBA. He's a geek turned CEO. He got the MBA AFTER he started the company. I remember being at COMDEX in Atlanta in 1990 and he slipped out to go to the library to write up something while working for his MBA.

Without his original brilliant product idea, he's be just another tech in the back with a t-shirt and holey jeans.

What exactly did he invent that led him to start the company?

I'm not going to say because it would give it away. Let's just say he revolutionized networking.

Ah, come on, it's not like me knowing what he invented is suddenly going to enable me to 1-up him or something 😉

 

[eelw]

Holy crap at the 2nd set of Amused pics

 

[ThePresence]

Amused, your brother lives better than kings and queens.
The room I like the most is the library.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
Amused, your brother lives better than kings and queens.
The room I like the most is the library.

I didn't get much of the walls in that room. There are thousands of book in there.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: Special K

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Special K

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer

****** me. thats insane.

i wanna be a CEO, i knew mechanical engineering was the wrong path to choose. im 3 years in to my degree now so dropping it all now would be stupid.

He has a Masters in EE and an MBA. He's a geek turned CEO. He got the MBA AFTER he started the company. I remember being at COMDEX in Atlanta in 1990 and he slipped out to go to the library to write up something while working for his MBA.

Without his original brilliant product idea, he's be just another tech in the back with a t-shirt and holey jeans.

What exactly did he invent that led him to start the company?

I'm not going to say because it would give it away. Let's just say he revolutionized networking.

Ah, come on, it's not like me knowing what he invented is suddenly going to enable me to 1-up him or something 😉

It msut be Al Gore, invesntor of the Internet!

I don't get it. What product could be so famous that it would reveal his brother's identity? it's getting to the point that I'm ready to call shenanigans.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: austin316

Originally posted by: ThePresence

Originally posted by: austin316
By no means is that Forbes 500 (as in 500 richest people). That wouldn't even make cribs, which has guys on it that wouldn't make Forbes 10,000.

My patience is wearing thin, but I'll explain it once more for those who didnt read the thread. My brother is not on the forbes. His wife's grandfather is. No, they don't live fancy lifestyles. None of the family does. Her grandfather's philosophy is basically live for yourself not for anyone else. There is no need to impress others, just be happy. And they pretty much all follow that.

Then don't start the thread calling it a mansion and saying she is about to inhert a ton of money.

austin, you are uneducated as to what a McMansion is.

ThePresence , you have nothing to clarify. Your posts make it very clear as to the fianncail state of the wife and such.

 

[Apex]

Originally posted by: Amused
More pics:

Absolutely beautiful place!

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004

I don't get it. What product could be so famous that it would reveal his brother's identity? it's getting to the point that I'm ready to call shenanigans.

Trust me, you'd lose. I didn't say famous, I said revolutionary.

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004

Originally posted by: Special K

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Special K

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer

****** me. thats insane.

i wanna be a CEO, i knew mechanical engineering was the wrong path to choose. im 3 years in to my degree now so dropping it all now would be stupid.

He has a Masters in EE and an MBA. He's a geek turned CEO. He got the MBA AFTER he started the company. I remember being at COMDEX in Atlanta in 1990 and he slipped out to go to the library to write up something while working for his MBA.

Without his original brilliant product idea, he's be just another tech in the back with a t-shirt and holey jeans.

What exactly did he invent that led him to start the company?

I'm not going to say because it would give it away. Let's just say he revolutionized networking.

Ah, come on, it's not like me knowing what he invented is suddenly going to enable me to 1-up him or something 😉

It msut be Al Gore, invesntor of the Internet!

I don't get it. What product could be so famous that it would reveal his brother's identity? it's getting to the point that I'm ready to call shenanigans.

I'm going to guess that anything resulting in the amount of wealth his brother obviously has is well known, so a simple Google search probably produces everything from a Wiki article to magazine articles.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Descartes

I'm going to guess that anything resulting in the amount of wealth his brother obviously has is well known, so a simple Google search probably produces everything from a Wiki article to magazine articles.

While he and his first company won a great deal of awards for his products, he was never a limelight seeker. Quite the opposite. He's rather reclusive. His new and sudden wealth actually scared him and he didn't want himself or his family to become the victims of kidnappings or other attacks. Within two years of starting the comapny, he moved to a gated community with high security.

(you can see some of his awards in the bedroom office shots and library shots. He has hundreds)

Google turns up lots of old articles about him. Not as many as a few years ago before he was bought out. Wiki turns up nothing about him or his old company.

You gotta remember, his first product was the most revolutionary and it came out in the late 80s.

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Descartes

I'm going to guess that anything resulting in the amount of wealth his brother obviously has is well known, so a simple Google search probably produces everything from a Wiki article to magazine articles.

While he and his first company won a great deal of awards for his products, he was never a limelight seeker. Quite the opposite. He's rather reclusive. His new and sudden wealth actually scared him and he didn't want himself or his family to become the victims of kidnappings or other attacks. Within two years of starting the comapny, he moved to a gated community with high security.

Google turns up lots of old articles about him. Not as many as a few years ago before he was bought out. Wiki turns up nothing about him or his old company.

You gotta remember, his first product was the most revolutionary and it came out in the late 80s.

Fleshlight? 😛

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Descartes

I'm going to guess that anything resulting in the amount of wealth his brother obviously has is well known, so a simple Google search probably produces everything from a Wiki article to magazine articles.

While he and his first company won a great deal of awards for his products, he was never a limelight seeker. Quite the opposite. He's rather reclusive. His new and sudden wealth actually scared him and he didn't want himself or his family to become the victims of kidnappings or other attacks. Within two years of starting the comapny, he moved to a gated community with high security.

(you can see some of his awards in the bedroom office shots and library shots. He has hundreds)

Google turns up lots of old articles about him. Not as many as a few years ago before he was bought out. Wiki turns up nothing about him or his old company.

You gotta remember, his first product was the most revolutionary and it came out in the late 80s.

Fleshlight? 😛

Sure... if you call that "networking" 😛

 

[eleison]

Where's the heli-pad????Without a heli-pad, not impressed 😛

Originally posted by: Amused
More pics:

Formal living room and entry:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0370.JPG

Dining room:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0372.JPG

Family room:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0373.JPG

Master bedroom office:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0376.JPG

Master bath:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0380.JPG

Master bedroom again:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0383.JPG

Breakfast nook:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0385.JPG

Main hall (first half)

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0386.JPG

Library

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0391.JPG

Library

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0392.JPG

Entertainment room/theater

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0394.JPG

Game room:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0402.JPG

Main stairs:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0408.JPG

Main hall (second half):

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0409.JPG

Wine cellar:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0412.JPG

Play room (window looks down on racketball court):

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0415.JPG

One of the kid's rooms:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0421.JPG

Outside the kitchen rear exit... the pizza kitchen and main outdoor stairs with waterfall stream:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0425.JPG

Outdoor stairs and stream:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0430.JPG

Pool house:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0435.JPG

pool, hot tub and water slide exit from atop the high dive ledge:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0448.JPG

A great shot from on top the high dive looking at pool and house:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0449.JPG

Tennis court and pavilion

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0457.JPG

My wiener:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Amused/IMG_0440.JPG

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Descartes

I'm going to guess that anything resulting in the amount of wealth his brother obviously has is well known, so a simple Google search probably produces everything from a Wiki article to magazine articles.

While he and his first company won a great deal of awards for his products, he was never a limelight seeker. Quite the opposite. He's rather reclusive. His new and sudden wealth actually scared him and he didn't want himself or his family to become the victims of kidnappings or other attacks. Within two years of starting the comapny, he moved to a gated community with high security.

(you can see some of his awards in the bedroom office shots and library shots. He has hundreds)

Google turns up lots of old articles about him. Not as many as a few years ago before he was bought out. Wiki turns up nothing about him or his old company.

You gotta remember, his first product was the most revolutionary and it came out in the late 80s.

Fleshlight? 😛

Sure... if you call that "networking" 😛

Ooh, a networked fleshlight... the next million dollar idea!!
Anyway that house is bombtastic. I would get so wasted at that bar and I don't even drink much. lol

 

[Genx87]

Looks like a nice house, however the exterior made it look old. This is a new house?

I like the kitchen, very nice.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: eleison
Where's the heli-pad????Without a heli-pad, not impressed 😛

No heli pad. The community wont allow it.

But he does have a private jet "time share" with NetJet.

I fly with him on occation and it's very nice.

He most often uses this one:

http://www.netjets.com/NetJets_Fleet/NetJets_Fleet.asp#planeId=das_fal_2000ex

 

[purbeast0]

Amused that is so fvcking incredible man. I cannot believe how awesome a place like that would be to even just visit.

God I hope some day that I can get something that is even REMOTELY awesome like that. Not even close to size, but something that would get me as excited as seeing those pictures.

I'm in awe.