These Politicians Houses Leave Us With No Words
Ghislaine Maxwell – Bradford, New Hampshire, $1 Million
The British socialite Ghislaine is used to living a life of luxury. Born to media mogul Robert Maxwell, she has a yacht Lady Ghislaine in the Netherland shipyard named after her by her beloved father. When her association with American financier Jeffrey Epstein landed her in trouble with the law, she found a luxurious hideout in the hills of New Hampshire in December 2019.
Ghislaine paid $1 million in cash anonymously via Granite Realty LLC, set up a month before the purchase to avoid leaving a trail. The 156-acre estate with a half a mile high driveway to the gorgeous timbre house is a magnificent property. Alas, she stayed there only till July 2020, when the authorities finally found her.
Barack Obama – Massachusetts, $11.75 Million
After spending two terms as the President of the United States, Barack Obama has a palatial home on 29-acres of land in the affluent Martha’s Vineyard. He paid $11.75 million for it, and the mansion was worth every penny.
The stunning house is built on 6,892 square feet of living space and has seven bedrooms, a barn, stone fireplaces, and a pool. It also boasts a private beachfront, a boathouse, and direct access to a pond from the house. Barack and his wife, Michelle Obama, along with their two daughters, have always loved to spend family time on the island in Massachusetts during vacations. Now, they get to live there.
Jimmy Carter – Georgia, $167K
Former President of the United States Jimmy Carter has always been modest and down-to-earth. Both he and his wife Rosalynn Smith lived a frugal life, and at the end of his presidency in 1975, they moved back to their humble abode in the Plains. It’s the same two-bedroom ranch the couple had made their home in 1953, 17 years before Jimmy became the President.
Built on 2.4 acres of property on Woodland Drive in Georgia, their home, worth $167k as of 2018, is a far cry from the mansions of the other politicians. Jimmy and Rosalynn have lived there for decades, with an added detail of being surrounded by a government-owned fence.
Donald Trump – Mar a Lago, $10 Million
In Donald Trump’s philosophy, if you want to be in the game, you need to think grand. Well, nothing could be more imposing than a $3 Billion fortune at your disposal. It goes without saying that for all Trump’s self-deprecating humor, he’s an esteemed man who goes after the biggest score.
Unsurprisingly, Trump’s favorite hideaway is his $5 million Palm Beach estate built by heiress Marjorie Merriweather in 1927. The posh palace sprawls in a 17-acre land, with a staggering 128 rooms. Eventually, he turned this abode into a private club, accessorizing it with a 20,000-square-foot ballroom donned in gold worth $7 million. Yet, for all its beauty, this paradise is a maintenance nightmare that runs by the millions.
Ghislaine Maxwell – Bradford, New Hampshire, $1 Million
The British socialite Ghislaine is used to living a life of luxury. Born to media mogul Robert Maxwell, she has a yacht Lady Ghislaine in the Netherland shipyard named after her by her beloved father. When her association with American financier Jeffrey Epstein landed her in trouble with the law, she found a luxurious hideout in the hills of New Hampshire in December 2019.
Ghislaine paid $1 million in cash anonymously via Granite Realty LLC, set up a month before the purchase to avoid leaving a trail. The 156-acre estate with a half a mile high driveway to the gorgeous timbre house is a magnificent property. Alas, she stayed there only till July 2020, when the authorities finally found her.
RON DESANTIS – FLORIDA, $350,000
Ron DeSantis is the first man of Florida. He has served as the 46th governor of the state since 2019. Being the governor of Florida comes with a lot of perks, including living in the Florida Governor’s mansion. The stunning residence was designed by Marion Sims Wyeth and has 30 rooms with 15,000 square feet of living space.
The historic residence in Tallahassee was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places. You can already guess that it is worth a lot of money, and you won’t be wrong as it costs $350K. In 2022, he signed the Parental Rights in Education Act into law.
MIKE BLOOMBERG – LONDON, $23 MILLION
Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg has a London property that is reported worth £15 million (roughly $23 million). It is said that with multiple people trying to acquire the home that once belonged to English novelist George Eliot, Bloomberg had no problem paying $2 million more to get his hands on the mansion.
The 18th Century building is located in the Chelsea neighborhood in London. It boasts seven bedrooms, five reception rooms, and five bathrooms. The main attraction of the private home is a central staircase with a mural of Venus painted by Sir James Thornhill. Thornhill is also the man that has had the honor of painting the dome at St. Paul’s Cathedral.
RUDOLPH GIULIANI – PALM BEACH, $3.3 MILLION
Rudolph Giuliani became a household name as the 107th Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001. With all that’s credited to him, you can bet he has a fat pocket. Unfortunately, we can’t say the same about Giuliani’s marriage.
In 2018, his wife Judith filed to end things. Following this, the pair put one of their two Palm Beach condominiums up for sale with a price tag of $3.3 million. The apartment has 2,280 square feet of living space, and 1,944 square feet of it is fully air-conditioned. In 2022, Giuliani’s Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa from the University of Rhode Island was revoked.
Caroline Kennedy – Massachusetts, $65 Million
In the mid-1990s, Caroline Kennedy, the sole survivor from the famed Kennedy clan, inherited her mother’s Martha’s Vineyard estate soon after her demise. Jacqueline Kennedy had bought the scenic 340-acre Red Gate Farm in 1978, and her daughter lived there with her family for years before putting it up for sale in 2019 for $65 million.
The main house was built on 6,456 square feet of land with five bedrooms, a two-story guest house, and a caretaker’s home that packs in many living quarters for everyone in the household. The outdoors takes breaths away – from the seagulls to the rolling dunes to the view of the crashing waves, it’s quite a sight to behold.
Bernie Sanders – Vermont, $575K
In 2016, after stepping off the campaign trail for his candidature for the Democratic Presidential election, Bernie Sanders bought a beautiful beachfront property at North Hero in Vermont for $575k. It’s a vacation home for the entire family to spend their summers cooling off at a scenic place near Lake Champlain.
The lakefront log cabin sits on a land area of 1.1 acres and has four bedrooms with enough space for the entire Sanders family to treat it as a seasonal getaway from the hustle-bustle of city life. They may never tire of the fabulous view of the Green Mountains from the cottage. In addition, a guesthouse is attached to the main structure to ensure comfortable accommodation for everyone.
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