Honestly I’m supposed to be looking for a new place, but now I’m just looking at castles like, yeah I could make this work.
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The cheap ones, mostly in France and Belgium, often are ruins or close to that state. They come with mold, wood worms and rot.
Here in the Netherlands you could live in a castle for free* (not own it). The * was that you were responsible for renovating it. The responsibilities also included the renovating costs. So you would be the staff who had to pay and work to renovate someone else's house. Again, looks like a nice deal, living in a castle for free, until you find out what the costs actually are. It's cheaper to rent in New York and then you won't have to work next to your actual job.
Honestly not that different from renting in much of the US. In theory my landlord should have to pay for the repairs that aren’t my fault. In reality it’s more efficient for me to just pay out of pocket and do it myself rather than wait for him to fix it. I spent weeks without running water later summer because the well pump broke and he dinked around doing everything but replacing it (which is what needed done). I kinda like the idea that nobody “owns” a home, they just take on the responsibility of upkeep.
Yeah the social housing company I rent from works very hard to do a little as possible for their renters. I also do stuff myself out of my own pocket. But a castle is a different story, the upkeep costs far exceed my current rent haha