More mansions
June 20th, 2017 at 7:21:44 PM permalink | |
kenarman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 14 Posts: 4530 |
So the "rich have all the money". World population is about 7.5 billion. If we confiscated all the wealth of the billionaires and evenly distributed it among the worlds population everyone could get an extra $800. That would solve all the worlds problems. "but if you make yourselves sheep, the wolves will eat you." Benjamin Franklin |
June 20th, 2017 at 8:08:20 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25685 | Trump paid $25mil for Mar-a-Lago in 1985, now valued between $250 and $300mil. 52 bedrooms, it's a palace. I would take it any day over the other big homes on this thread. ![]() If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
June 20th, 2017 at 8:35:06 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
The government returned it to the Post Foundation in 1981, which listed it for sale for $20 million. Donald Trump learned about the estate after unsuccessfully trying to purchase and combine two apartments in Palm Beach for his family. According to Trump, he offered the Post family $25 million for it, an offer that they rejected. Trump then put in a bid of $2 million to purchase the land between Mar-a-Lago and the ocean, stating he intended to build a home that would block Mar-a-Lago's beach view. The threat caused interest in the property to decline. Trump ended up getting the property for $7 million in 1985.
I actually never even mentioned redistribution of wealth. My point was that the ultra wealthy probably will not spend $250 million on a mansion in the USA. It's not the best investment. The megayacht Azzam, owned by Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and built by Lürssen cost US$ 600 million when it went into service in 2013. The mansion developer in Los Angeles feels that it is time for the most expensive mansions to begin approaching the price of the most expensive yachts. |
June 21st, 2017 at 4:30:08 AM permalink | |
Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | Meanwhile girls from poorer areas of Los Angeles County are at MIT displaying their invention of a solar powered tent that can be folded into a backpack to aid the homeless. |
June 21st, 2017 at 6:49:32 AM permalink | |
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 |
Fair enough, when a house needs to do 25 knots and stay stable when riding swells. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
June 21st, 2017 at 6:58:15 AM permalink | |
Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | Yachts retain value far better than any home does. |
June 25th, 2017 at 12:07:10 AM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 200 Posts: 20763 | Sounds like a bargain.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/a-second-even-bigger-foreclosure-reaches-nyc-billionaires-row/ar-BBD5A3q?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartanntp "Facts are whatever I say they are." - Trump |
July 21st, 2017 at 4:37:01 AM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | ![]() This $50 million foreclosure as ONE57 in Manhattan is to some people the final nail on billionaire's row. Unbelievably that apartment in Monte Carlo went on the market for $335 million. ![]() |
October 14th, 2017 at 12:03:41 AM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 200 Posts: 20763 | Most expensive house in the world is up for sale in the South of France https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-10-12/look-inside-villa-les-cedres-the-most-expensive-house-for-sale-now "Facts are whatever I say they are." - Trump |
October 14th, 2017 at 2:03:09 AM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
A 187-year-old, 18,000-square-foot, 14-bedroom mansion set on 35 acres that used to be home to a King. ![]() That's about twice as much as the most expensive home for sale in USA (in LA) , for a home with 38,000 square feet inside 17,000 square feet of outdoor decks, 12 bedrooms (two master suites, 10 guest suites),21 bathrooms, 6 bars (one by the pool), 3 kitchens along with $30 million in automobiles, 40 reclining leather seats in the James Bond-themed home theater, which comes with a 22-foot screen, 57 speakers, 16 subwoofers, and 7,000 movies preloaded in the 4K projector, 12 super rare, super expensive cars in the “auto gallery,” worth $30 million, 100 art installations, including a larger-than-life Leica camera, 4-lane bowling alley lounge, 2 wine-champagne cellars 2 commercial elevators, 270-degree view of the L.A. skyline, ocean, and mountains, 7 full-time staff members (including a chef, chauffeur, and masseuse), paid-for for two years, 1 massage room/spa, gym, 85-foot infinity pool, game room with a glass “candy wall”, and rooftop helipad. ![]() |