America's Road to Wealth

Chapter 49 Mansion and New Office Location
Integrated kitchen and dining area, small glass indoor garden, indoor swimming pool, outdoor swimming pool, tennis court, wine storage room, sauna room, gym, bowling alley, electronic entertainment room
Everything that a European and American luxury house should have, and all-round living supporting facilities are available.

Outside the villa building, the villa is surrounded by layers of trees, and the privacy is very strong.

Outside the garden with sculptures and fountains is a sunny beach on the line of sea and sky.

On the other side of the sea is the outline of the United Nations Building.

It can only be seen as a rough idea, but it can be regarded as a gimmick.

The location is in New York's King's Point. The English name of King's Point is Kings Point, which should be directly translated as King's Point.

This is a town in the New York metropolitan area, which belongs to Nassau County.

In the movie "The Great Gatsby", the prototype of Gatsby's manor is also in this area.

Such a mansion covers an area of ​​8.2 acres, which is converted into a luxury house of more than 3.3 square meters.

Offer $6500 million.

want to buy it,

In addition to the 6500 million US dollars, there are corresponding taxes and fees.

For such a large house, the annual investment in repairs and maintenance is likely to exceed 50 US dollars.

Moreover, in such a large manor villa, if two masters live, there must be at least seven servants serving them.

1 to 2 cooks.Three or so housekeeping staff.

2 to 3 gardeners or cleaners.

This is not counting the resident bodyguards and security system.

If the ostentation is a bit extravagant, then this number is more than double.

If you pay more attention to luxury, the number of service staff will be doubled.

For example, in some wealthy families, there are people who shine shoes for their owners, clean swimming pools, design itineraries, and even hire people for dog walks.

Serving such a family requires more than 100 professional servants.

The 7 to 8 people calculated by Abel can be said to be very economical.

But even these 7 to 8 people need to pay more than 50 US dollars in remuneration every year.

To maintain the operation of such a luxurious manor, an annual investment of at least one million dollars is required.

In addition, there is such a thing as property tax.

That's right, American properties, real estate, and real estate are all permanent property rights.

However, inheritance tax is terrible.

However, even if inheritance tax is excluded, property tax must be paid every year.

Choose not to submit words.

In accordance with New York State regulations.

From the beginning of the next fiscal year, after 5 fiscal years have not yet been paid.

The property rights of the house will be transferred to the state government in preparation for the next auction.

Of course, any time before the official auction.

The original owner, as long as he pays all the money, can still get the property rights back.

But once the auction is officially launched, the owner will permanently lose the property rights and cannot get it back.

The tax rate fluctuates according to the price of the property.Around 1% to 3%.

The price of the real estate is assessed by a special department, and the annual tax is collected according to the assessed price.

The tax here in New York depends on the place.Floating from 1.2% to 3%.

tallest in manhattan,
Long Island is fine.

1.5% annual real estate tax, 6500 million multiplied by 0.015, about 97.

Even if you buy a house but don't live in it, you have to pay 97 in taxes every year.

In other words, live in such a house.

Annual taxes plus daily expenses start at $200 million.

It's really not affordable for ordinary rich people, at least for billionaires.

Fortunately, Abel is such a billionaire, and he still likes this villa very much.

Compared with his home in Texas, he mainly pays attention to the functional farmer's manor.

Here on Long Island,

This kind of mansion mainly talks about luxury, comfort and beauty.

He still prefers this side.

The point is that it's really not far from Manhattan, 20 miles in a straight line.

By car, it's only about 40 miles.

Rich people don't need to drive at all, they go directly by helicopter.

This distance, for a helicopter, does not need half an hour from takeoff to landing.

And most of the time is actually mainly spent on take-off and landing.

It is perfectly possible to work in Manhattan and live in Long Island.

That's why Nassau County and Suffolk County on Long Island are so popular with wealthy New Yorkers.

After walking around for half an hour, Abel didn't finish all the shopping.

At most, he only went to a third of the place, but he has decided to buy it.

"Here it is," he said to David Jones, half a step behind him, respectfully:

"Talk to the buyer. The price is 6000 million US dollars, and I will buy it immediately."

It's not that if someone quotes 6500 million US dollars, you must buy it for 6500 million US dollars.

This kind of luxury house can often be negotiated a little bit.

It's just this location, this area, and this level of interior decoration.

6000 million US dollars should still be required, so Abel is not hard to bargain.

"No problem." David Jones smiled: "We will go to the homeowner to negotiate the price right away."

Although 6500 million, American Express can earn more, with a little more commission.

But people take a long-term view.

Compared with this profit, it is more important to get the favor of the guests.

If the customer favorability is high, it will become a loyal customer.

More long-term profits.

After seeing this mansion, Abel was not so interested in houses in other places.

He will buy it in the future, but that's for later.

Next is the company's new site selection, and American Express provided three options.

One is the center of Huangdian Town, which is relatively close to this mansion, a five-story flat-roofed commercial building.

The total floor area is about 1 square feet, and the construction area of ​​five floors exceeds [-] square feet.

Underground parking lot, company square and other facilities are all available, within an hour's drive from Manhattan.

The second place is in Queens, across the Hudson River from Manhattan.

The economic aggregate of Queens ranks second in New York and presents a diversity of economic structures.

New York's busiest airports, JFK and LaGuardia, are located in the area.

The part across the river from Manhattan is also the choice of many financial companies.

The third place is an outlying island located at the mouth of the Hudson River.

"The area of ​​Manderson Island is sufficient, with more than 2 square feet. The buildings on the island are also ready-made."

David Jones said: "But there is no fresh water on the island, and electricity and internet have to go under the sea from Manhattan. Life is very inconvenient."

"The advantage is that it is very close to Manhattan, which is similar to Queens."

"Then what else is there to choose? Just choose Queens." Abel shrugged.

Queens is the closest to the mansion, as is Manhattan and two airports.

There are many other well-known corporate headquarters in the surrounding area, such as Long Island Bank, General Motors Headquarters, and many more.

Not in Manhattan and don't want to be far from Wall Street.

Queens is the way to go.

(End of this chapter)