Originally posted by THEDUDE86
that house is ridiculous.....you would need a building manager, security company, a whole crew of cleaners and gardeners, you would probably need a maintenance person maybe two, Cooks, servants, and even a receptionist.

Thar goes the neighborhood.

Would YOU even WANT a house like that?

I wouldn't even want something that big - you?

No...I wouldn't want a house that big. Even if I could afford it.

I'd rather buy a few houses....of moderate size.

One that was by the water....another in the mountains somewhere in New Hampshire--just to get away.

I think that house is what you call a trophy house, right?

It only says, "I can afford to own this house. I'm really something."

But a Russian buying the most expensive piece of real estate in the US is making a statement, too.

He's saying, "Move over America. The New Rich are here."