I'm gobsmacked

With enough in the till, this buyer can presumably afford to get what he wants

110 Clapboard Ridge Road, 18,000 sq.ft (plus accessory buildings) on five acres and an asking price of $24.995 million is reported as pending. Wow.

The seller bought this then-new construction in $10.5 million in 2010 when it was generously described as “80% complete”. finished it, and has been trying to sell it since 2015, when it started at $35 million. Three years and a price cut of 30% later, it has found a buyer. That length of time on the market and even that percentage of price cut isn’t unusual for a house in this pricer range, but I’ll admit to reacting, when I saw this notice this morning, “what are they thinking?”

I predict that this will prove to be a lousy investment, but I suppose that’s not the point, because if the buyer has a large enough fortune to see $25 million as just a pittance, and wants to live in a house this size, why not? For its type, it’s a nice enough place, and considering the millions of dollars poured into its construction, I’m sure its very well made.

Some write-off.

POOL HOUSE (AND I’M NOT KIDDING)

mel Gibson had one of these in his house on old mill. from what i could see, he never used it