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Old Charm for Newlyweds

When Laura and John got engaged, they got a surprise early wedding gift in the form of a $1 million win on a scratch card. Now this gorgeous young couple is looking for a home with some old-fashioned charm and space to start a family in Worcester, Massachusetts. As a dream home hunter and lover of all things Americana, David Bromstad is guiding them on their journey to the perfect property in this quaint corner of New England.

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Episode Discussion

tbjs22 posted a month ago

@Lynnar wrote:
Seriously? Millionaires? In MA? $1 million. I don’t think so. Most people take the lump sum up front. That’s $500,000, right there. Then? You pay Federal taxes on that! 35%! So take another $175,000 from that. Then....they live in MA! High state taxes. All Northeast states are high tax states. On top of that, if looking in MA, you don’t get much for your buck. If they lived in Mississippi, I would say yes. So these people are not millionaires and this is a waste of the viewers time! This couple should call a financial advisor and invest it in some good growth funds.

The show is called My Lottery Dream Home. Not sure the angst here. The Northeast may have fairly high taxes but they also have very comprehensive services. However, NH does t have any income tax but are expensive with real estate taxes. You may have more bang for your buck in cheaper Mississippi. But you also don't make nearly as much as you do in Massachusetts. So it's not a clear cut advantage. As for this couple, that $400k home has likely nearly doubled in price as has all the property values in Worcester since the start of the pandemic. It's hard to rent here now. So they are doing just fine. 

 

Don't know how this show is a waste of time. It's a show. It's entertainment. Talk about bad investments, maybe you should know what you're watching and the premise behind it before spending all that time on it. 

Lynnar posted 5 years ago

Seriously? Millionaires? In MA? $1 million. I don’t think so. Most people take the lump sum up front. That’s $500,000, right there. Then? You pay Federal taxes on that! 35%! So take another $175,000 from that. Then....they live in MA! High state taxes. All Northeast states are high tax states. On top of that, if looking in MA, you don’t get much for your buck. If they lived in Mississippi, I would say yes. So these people are not millionaires and this is a waste of the viewers time! This couple should call a financial advisor and invest it in some good growth funds.

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