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THE HOUSING MARKETS across the world may be on the mend, but that doesn’t mean it hurts to dream about your ultimate home – one designed just for you.
The owners of an all-purple house near London certainly got people talking.
Unsurprisingly, the US has a rake of unusual properties that are up for sale. Here are just a few of them.
This Malibu shack comes with an underground system of tunnels
(Image: Estately)
It may not look like much from the outside, but the thousands of dollars you sink into this property will actually buy you 40 acres in the Malibu Hills, prime real estate surrounded by state protected land on three sides.
The previous owner dug a series of underground tunnels around the property, believing that Spanish gold was hidden there
Price: $579,000
Here’s a crater-inspired oasis in the middle of the Arizona desert
(Image: Estately)
This Arizona home is noteworthy for its largely circular architecture. The great room has a 20-foot beamed ceiling.
The whole property sits on five acres, with a 75-foot negative edge pool and 5,840 square feet inside.
Price: $2.5 million
You can live in a replica of the Alamo
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Lovers of Texas heritage will enjoy living in a replica of the state’s most recognisable symbol.
While it’s all 19th century on the outside, inside, the house has all the modern amenities of a place in a waterfront gated community. It has an elevator and a nearby hangar for your plane.
Price: $1.35 million
Live like a king or queen in this DC castle
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This Maryland castle is based on a Scottish Tudor with a four-story tower.
It also boasts a circular staircase, gargoyles, fountain and terrace overlooking the “loch.”
Price: $1.5 million
You could call a private island home
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It’s not too shabby to own your own island with one acre of space. This one in Putnam Lake features a single-family home and a guest cottage.
The buildings come fully furnished and the island’s a five minute motor boat ride from the mainland.
Price: $995,000
This Miami mansion has a moat
(Image: Estately)
Called Chateau Artisan, this three-story mansion sits on 14 acres including the private lake.
A long tree-lined drive leads you into the main house that can be closed off for privacy with immense wooden gates.
Price: $12.8 million
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My gaff is currently surrounded by a foot of water. Gotta be worth 2 or three mill.
Some people have more money than sense
..or they know how to have a good time with THEIR money.. Good on em for not being normal and boring.
Well said Patrick. I loved you in that book by the way. Brett Easton Ellis is quite the author.
I personally thought it was one of those rare occasions where the movie was better than the book…
No chance! The book is so much more violent. The film is very good though.
Ain’t got no problem with people working hard and making money, just sick of the super riches lifestyles getting rammed down our throats everyday, whether be tv or media. And the vast majority of the super rich don’t work for it, they’re born into it cause you have to have money to accumulate more.
That’s certainly one way to accumulate wealth, but definitely not the only way.
People need to apply themselves more.
Derek, the vast majority of the super rich did earn their money, it’s at about 60% for being a self-made high net worth individual, there are very few 3rd or 4th generation super rich that inherited their money cause the money is often divided or wasted.
Derek, your Fidel Castro is worth about $8 billion. I believe he was born into a well off family with sugar plantations. So I think your onto something here.
How long before someone starts on about people starving
I’m Hank Marvin….
Class bud!
Starving Marvin
The first one looks like something out of the taxes chainsaw massacre or the hills have eyes.
I want that wee island, fcuking class.
Often wondered was it better to have an outdoor toilet,I know from experience that the outside jacks had huge advantages. Just thought I’d throw that out there .
Owned by charity and hospital CEOs no doubt
Jaysis, 2013 it was all bankers and politicians, now its charity CEOs. Same joke, still not funny
Michael, how so? These properties are in the US.
Capitalism folks, It’s a beautiful thing.
We don’t live in a capitalist society, we live in a plutocracy. Cartels and monopolies supported by governments cause that’s their job and if things go wrong…taxpayer will prop them up.
Derek, as I said above Fidel Castro is worth about $8 billion.
That last one looks a bit like my gaff , since the rain started a few hours ago.
I am sorry to say but the realtor’s description of the mock castle or fortified house in Maryland as Scottish Tudor is incorrect. There is no such architectural style as Scottish Tudor for the simple reason that the Welsh Tudor family never ruled Scotland. When the Tudors were on the throne in England, Wales and parts of Ireland, the Stewarts were on the throne of Scotland. But maybe the architect and the realtor are recent Irish immigrants unfamiliar with Scottish history!
The lasy one should have a drawbridge installed.
I wanted to share some photos of this beautiful house in Canada here, it’s so very beautiful: http://movety.com/surrey-real-estate/16950-23-ave-surrey-bc-v3z-9z2-mls-r2034560-1.html.
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