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Those garage condos were less than $200k just ten years ago. I seriously considered it and now kind of regret it.

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This is from an email I received back in Feb 2024 when I inquired. I suspect these units have already sold:

Hi Dan,

Make 2024 the year you start living the Lifestyle you’ve dreamed about in a community created for Gearheads like yourself!

The following garages are available to tour at your convenience.

DALLAS GARAGE - 1550 Storey Ln Dallas, Tx 75220

  • Floor dimensions: Approximately 24.5’ wide x 50’ deep
  • Mezzanine dimensions: Approximately 24.5’ wide x 16’ deep
    PURCHASE PRICE: $775,000

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CARROLLTON GARAGE - 2323 Tarpley Rd Carrollton, Tx 75006

  • Floor dimensions: Approximately 25’ wide x 48’ deep
  • Mezzanine dimensions: Approximately 25’ wide x 19’ deep
    PURCHASE PRICE: $795,000

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CARROLLTON GARAGE - 2324 Marsh Ln. Carrollton, Tx 75006

  • Floor dimensions: Approximately 20’ wide x 40’ deep
    PURCHASE PRICE: $425,000

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CARROLLTON GARAGE - 2323 Tarpley Rd Carrollton, Tx 75006

  • Floor dimensions: Approximately 20’ wide x 45’ deep
  • Mezzanine dimensions: Approximately 20’ wide x 15’ deep
    PURCHASE PRICE: $599,000

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ROANOKE GARAGE - 1725 U.S. 377 Roanoke, Tx 76262

  • Floor dimensions: Approximately 55’ wide x 40’ deep
  • Mezzanine dimensions: Approximately 55’ wide x 13’ deep
    PURCHASE PRICE: $1,250,000 (Owner Financing Available)

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ROANOKE GARAGE - 1725 U.S. 377 Roanoke, Tx 76262

  • Floor dimensions: Approximately 25’ wide x 40’ deep
  • Mezzanine dimensions: Approximately 25’ wide x 13’ deep
    PURCHASE PRICE: $450,000

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ROANOKE GARAGE - 1725 U.S. 377 Roanoke, Tx 76262

  • Floor dimensions: Approximately 22.5’ wide x 40’ deep
  • Mezzanine dimensions: Approximately 22.5’ wide x 13’ deep
    PURCHASE PRICE: $349,000

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PLANO GARAGE - 6472 W Plano Pkwy Plano, Tx 75093

  • Floor dimensions: Approximately 28’ wide x 72’ deep
    PURCHASE PRICE: $995,000

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I was outside the Roanoke facility yesterday. There is still a “spaces for sale” sign out front. I wonder what the condo fees are.

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Way too expensive for what it is. For that money I could pick up a 5 acre hobby farm and put a metal building on it.

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Agreed, but would it be 10 blocks from your house?

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And that’s the appeal - reasonably close for socializing.

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There are an increasing number of days when either traffic, or visiting Costco puts me in a mind set that when I retire, I should move to somewhere at the end of the pavement. Make socializing a bit more of a planned event where it is worth the effort.

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If acreage doesn’t have power or water, the costs go up. I believe Ronald was telling me he priced a well, 70k to have it drilled outside Gainesville.

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That was what the makerspace was for until the anti-clubhouse contingent got its way.

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At last check socializing remains quite commonplace at DMS.

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No and I do agree that close to home is very important.

I started building an RV-9 (airplane) and all experts agreed: Have your shop at home or very close to it or you’ll never get anything done.

But I wouldn’t mind “home” being said hobby farm. But it needs to be somewhere where air conditioning is merely a suggestion. I’m not buying or building anything in Texas. I need to move to Idaho or eastern Washington.

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This sense is growing stronger for me after >30 years of TX summers that are both intense and prolonged.

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And in some of those climates, today is the warm version of November through March, maybe April. I’ll take AC over shoveling snow.

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Tradeoffs are part of life’s rich tapestry. As is a spectrum of possibilities.

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