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628 sats \ 31 comments \ @siggy47 20 Nov bitcoin_Mining

I sometimes search Zillow for cheap houses in areas where it might make sense to put in an Avalon Q to earn some bitcoin. Are there any digital nomad stackers who are hunting for a dream home? Check out this beauty:

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/611-W-Harris-St-Spur-TX-79370/90337560_zpid/?utm_campaign=zillowwebmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare

Sure, it may be lacking in curb appeal, but it is in a low cost of living area with some of the cheapest electric rates around. (11.6 cents per KWH).

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36 sats \ 5 replies \ @DarthCoin 15h

Why not just move to an offgrid place that have a river nearby and put a hydro generator on it and mine BTC for free?

I think will be much cheaper and sovereign then looking for a urban house and still paying for electricity.

21 sats \ 4 replies \ @siggy47 OP 14h

Yes, I mentioned that in one of my replies. In the US it's not that simple, but it's a great idea. The US keeps very tight control of all but the smallest streams. I have actually talked to people who know a lot about this stuff. Environmental regulations are strict. It's particularly tough if you have land with, say, river frontage. Its easier for a stealth operation with a stream or spring surrounded by your own land.

36 sats \ 3 replies \ @DarthCoin 14h

Fuck environmental regulations! You are a lawyer, you know the tricks.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 OP 14h

The problem is being discovered and losing all the hydro equipment.

36 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 14h

such a "land of the free" ... LOL

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 14h

Exactly. 😀 I have thought about this more than you would believe. There are huge wooded land areas for sale all over the US. Many of them are very cheap, because they are completely surrounded by tracts owned by other people. Newbies think they get a great deal by buying lots of acres, but they can't use it. They can't even visit it. Many of these properties have good springs and streams, and they are very private. BUT, you either have to sneak on someone else's land, get permission from your neighbor, take a manned drone to your property and bring in equipment, etc. It would be an intense operation. This type land was used by marijuana growers back in the day to grow secret crops.

78 sats \ 5 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 20 Nov

My wife browses Zillow as a hobby too, but somehow I think her search results are different from yours

96 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 20 Nov

Same same

78 sats \ 0 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 20 Nov

Glad to see I’m not alone

86 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 20 Nov

One of my wife's favourite pastimes as well.

56 sats \ 0 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 20 Nov

#1286839

60 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 20 Nov

I hope so, for your family's sake.

36 sats \ 7 replies \ @BeeRye 20 Nov

how do you search the electricity rates when looking at houses ? I love the idea, btw.

97 sats \ 6 replies \ @siggy47 OP 20 Nov

I do a search of the lowest electric rates in the US. I think Dickens County, TX is the best. Washington State, Wyoming, South Dakota, Kentucky and Arkansas also have low rates. I also would prefer really low rates in a cold climate, so summer ac costs are less.

36 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 20 Nov

To keep a house warm through a South Dakota winter would take some serious hash.

42 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 OP 20 Nov

Definitely. I also have thought about a cabin on raw land with water frontage for hydro power. I spend a lot of time day dreaming😀

36 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 20 Nov

Do it!

42 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 20 Nov

We'll make the owner a bitcoin offer he can't refuse.

36 sats \ 1 reply \ @BeeRye 20 Nov

hmmm i see ya i just found a cool way to look up average rates by utility provider. then its just a matter of finding where they provide utility services and searching on zillow in cities in that coverage area. and i suppose if you actually got trigger happy just gotta double-check with the seller what the rate is.

36 sats \ 0 replies \ @BeeRye 20 Nov

https://findenergy.com/

look up a state, it'll list the utility providers and their respective rates. i have done no research on its accuracy so...dyor blah blah blah

36 sats \ 5 replies \ @grayruby 20 Nov

I am in. Let's buy it and rig it up. Which stacker is going to live there and be operations manager?

100 sats \ 3 replies \ @grimtechnet 23h

Here's my resume

36 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 23h

Impressive.

40 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 11h

I’m impressed with your MS Paint skills, but I don’t think you’ve beaten me yet! Ahaha

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 20h

You're hired. When can you start

40 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 20 Nov

That's the question.

72 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 20 Nov

Shouldn't you be looking in cold places, like the Dakotas.

42 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 20 Nov

I researched that. You have to determine the tradeoff between climate and low electric rates. See my other reply about good cold weather states.