Dream Home

[Ric]

Anybody see the HGTV Dream Home on Texas' Lake Tyler?

I will be fine with the "Dock House" Thank you.

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/dream_home/

[MarkP]

You talkin about my new house

[Ric]

ya that one!!!!!! I cannot find a dockhouse pic to post but it is un friggin real

[MarkP]

I cant get the picture to come with me.:o This may go to it?? http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/pac_ctnt_947/text/0,1783,HGTV_19176_26916,FF.html

[ski_king]

I have been drooling over that house and dock house.
I am awaiting the call to tell me I won it.

I plan to live in the dock house and rent the big house out to pay the taxs.

[Ric]

I have been drooling over that house and dock house.
I am awaiting the call to tell me I won it.

I plan to live in the dock house and rent the big house out to pay the taxs.
which is about 3% in TX

[atlfootr]

Jus give me the doggie dream hse .... beggr's can't be choosey :purplaugh

[AirJunky]

That dockhouse is way too cool. I can't even believe they were allowed to build it. No way in he11 you could get permits to put a structure that big on a dock in WA, much less the sewer lines.

[BriEOD]

Pretty Sweet House!!

[Loewe]

thats a big 10 4 ric!

[André]

That dockhouse is way too cool. I can't even believe they were allowed to build it. No way in he11 you could get permits to put a structure that big on a dock in WA, much less the sewer lines.
Not allowed here either.
Not even a boathouse anymore...

[aprgriggs]

I need that boat house....the other house is way to big I would get lost.

[SteveO]

That dockhouse is way too cool. I can't even believe they were allowed to build it. No way in he11 you could get permits to put a structure that big on a dock in WA, much less the sewer lines.


Remember, everything is big in TX

[milkmania]

hmmm.....

entry deadline Feb 17
I hear about it Feb. 18

coincidence???

I think not:purplaugh

[MarkP]

Oops sorry dude.:wavey: Possibly, you could catch an invitation to the house warming party

[east tx skier]

That house is on our nearby ski lake (not the best ski lake, just the closest). We watched it being built and registered for just about everyone in our family every day open to register. My plan is to keep the boat house, sell the main house, and somehow keep an easement. The amazing thing is that I've seen a bigger boathouse on that lake. They're really starting to build it up. You can still get afordable lots on it, too.

[Professor]

That dockhouse is way too cool. I can't even believe they were allowed to build it. No way in he11 you could get permits to put a structure that big on a dock in WA, much less the sewer lines.
It is getting so much more difficult to get approval for an enclosed structure over water. However, you should see some of the boathouses on Lake Raburn where a few TMC members ski. WOW!

[east tx skier]

Interesting bit of trivia, if you win the dream home, you don't own the property. The city of Tyler owns all the property on West Lake Tyler (old lake). You can own property on the east lake (the two lakes are connected by a small channel). The "owners" on the West Lake have something like a 100 year lease from the City. Yet, they still require property taxes. Interesting.

We built our boathouse on a different lake, but we did not seek permission to do so after receiving that advice from other recent builders. We'd have been asking for trouble. The one person who did go through the proper channels was held up for a year or more while they created paperwork (didn't have any forms b/c no one ever bothers to ask).

[atlfootr]

We bought our "Dream Lot" last year, on a lake in Fla.
Yet to start building, maybe this year. :friday:

[dmac]

It is getting so much more difficult to get approval for an enclosed structure over water. However, you should see some of the boathouses on Lake Raburn where a few TMC members ski. WOW!
The boat houses on the north Georgia lakes often rival the home in terms of size. In almost all cases they match the home in architecture, material, etc. I'll put some pics up this summer.

[Ric]

The boat houses on the north Georgia lakes often rival the home in terms of size. In almost all cases they match the home in architecture, material, etc. I'll put some pics up this summer.

Please Do!

There are a few well done boathouses on Lake Austin too, if you dare to dodge the wakeboarding traffic to see them.

[_JR]

Would you guys please quit taking pictures of my new house?!

:D

[ktn_cmu]

Crap...it's too late to enter...dude...

Anyway, did y'all take a look at the 360 degree views inside that boathouse...don't forget to look up when you do...

[Mag_Red]

Had my entry in weeks ago. :D

[MarkP]

Ya think if one of us wins we could have a big Team Talk party in it

[quincyfirefighter]

I'll bring the beer :toast:

[MarkP]

I'll bring the beer :toast:
Rod

We had better get a head count before you commit to something like that

[Mag_Red]

I'm nominating Farmer for grill master. :friday:

[east tx skier]

If somebody wins it, I'll make the 15 minute drive.

[Ric]

If somebody wins it, I'll make the 15 minute drive.
since I didn't enter, I will anxiously await my housewarming invitation in the mail. Hey, I'll bring a boat :o

[tex]

2 hour drive-I'll bring my 197 but I warn the fireman-I get very thirsty!

[east tx skier]

Fireman, Tyler is dry. Pick up that beer on the way in.

[loeweb]

not nearly as good as a dream home but DIY is putting on a "Great Garage Giveaway" includes a dream garage $50,000 and a new pickup. Found it on
www.diynet.com

[MarkP]

not nearly as good as a dream home but DIY is putting on a "Great Garage Giveaway" includes a dream garage $50,000 and a new pickup. Found it on
www.diynet.com (http://www.diynet.com)

Ok I'm in. Thankyou:wavey:

[ski_king]

Thanks, Im in also. With luck, I will win a new house, garage, truck and boat by the end of the year. :D

[tex]

I am so in! I have a crowded garage and need a tow vehicle! It was 85 degrees yesterday and I didn't make it to the lake!

[quincyfirefighter]

Rod

We had better get a head count before you commit to something like that


GOOD IDEAL :eek:

[quincyfirefighter]

2 hour drive-I'll bring my 197 but I warn the fireman-I get very thirsty!
Second on the house for beer? Think the wife would Ok it. :eek:

[BriEOD]

Ok I'm in, thanks for the link.

[AirJunky]

Bummer.........
http://www.kirotv.com/money/4594738/detail.html

[east tx skier]

Yeah, I read that in our local paper online this morning. While it stinks to win something and become burdened like that, it's the harsh reality of one of life's two certainties---death and taxes.

Just shows that a fool and his dream home are lucky to get paired up together to begin with. Just sell it dude. That's our home lake, and I'm here to tell you that (a) there are nicer houses and boat houses and (b) there are less expensive lake front homes nearby.

What I'd do. Keep it a year and seek an extension on the taxes. Not run the electricity much. Sell it for big profit. Reinvest the proceeds in a new home to seek some sort of tax protection on the gain and try to pass the rest off as a long-term capital gain so I could be taxed as little as possible. My knowledge of tax law is limited because they changed most of it a few months after I took the class.

Of course, the above is just me talking out of my arse. Bottom line, I'd consult an accountant, sell it, pay my taxes, and enjoy my windfall after taxes. When I was entering that sweepstakes, I was pondering selling it.

[zberger]

Yeah, I read that in our local paper online this morning. While it stinks to win something and become burdened like that, it's the harsh reality of one of life's two certainties---death and taxes.

Just shows that a fool and his dream home are lucky to get paired up together to begin with. Just sell it dude. That's our home lake, and I'm here to tell you that (a) there are nicer houses and boat houses and (b) there are less expensive lake front homes nearby.

What I'd do. Keep it a year and seek an extension on the taxes. Not run the electricity much. Sell it for big profit. Reinvest the proceeds in a new home to seek some sort of tax protection on the gain and try to pass the rest off as a long-term capital gain so I could be taxed as little as possible. My knowledge of tax law is limited because they changed most of it a few months after I took the class.

Of course, the above is just me talking out of my arse. Bottom line, I'd consult an accountant, sell it, pay my taxes, and enjoy my windfall after taxes. When I was entering that sweepstakes, I was pondering selling it.

I wouldn't even consider keeping something like that.. i could never afford to pay the taxes on it.. its too bad you try and help someone out by giving them their dream home.. then the government just goes and hoses them royally..

[east tx skier]

Yeah, it stinks, but that's reality. He could still could be better off than before if he'd just sell it. So many nice places on that lake for very affordable prices.