Our house is 74,000 Square feet all top of the line finishes. It is also a log home. On several Thousand acres. Total cost was only 28MM. Had I built this in a wealthier neighborhood I might have 20 Acres and it would have cost well over 100MM. Not in Wisconsin but in Illinois many homes like ours in top neighborhoods costing up to 400MM! Michael Jordan cannot even sell his home about same as ours. He started 150MM now down to 40MM and unsold. Reason is only 10 Acres. With pools, court it consumes entire land. In those neighborhoods an "average" home is 25MM. A tear down is 4MM for the 1/8Th Acre lot! There is another amazing 27,000 SF home historic all remodeled 200 years old started at 70MM now down to 13.5MM unsold. Many homes do sell though. In these neighborhoods average SF is 25,000. We moved to where it is 27% below poverty level so we could have the Acreage. We are the main Employer here. Well, there is no other Employer besides Government Aid. It amazes me how many of these kind of neighborhoods are in IL. Yet IL is bankrupt! Go figure. All ran by the Mob. The thing is people with that money want brand new homes but tear downs are scarce now. It is stupid home consumes entire lot. I plan to die right here. Then some family members will move in. again, not bragging just telling the truth.
One of our beloved house cats passed away today. Pretty sad. That is why I like Tortoise and Birds. Longest lived Tortoise is 600+ years! Longest lived bird about 140 years. My favorite pets in the home. They have their own large rooms. Birds in the Aviary are flighted too. Did you hear Tiger killed trainer I think in Baltimore in front of spectators? Here no one comes face to face with Tigers or other big cats. Handling snakes ETC. they where Tyvek suit with 5 layers of Kevlar under it head to toe with respirator. They wear "chain mail" stainless steel gloves. Luckily never any accident here. It can happen though. Knock on wood. These animals do not understand they are not supposed to eat you. Great precaution taken here. Our enclosures are models for every Zoo in North America. Plus we make anti-venom a lot of which goes to AZ and Mexico. I no longer work but about 45 other people do. I left plenty for my "legacy". To keep the animal sanctuary open as long as possible. By then other people make money, grants, loans.