A chateau in Czech Republic, your very own private island in the Bahamas, or a charming villa in Tuscany are but some of your options. Make sure you see the last home in our own Hancock Park :)
It's not every day (or any day) that $7 million falls on your lap. But let's just say your prayers were answered, and at your feet lay stacks of dollar bills amounting to $7 million. What would you do? Invest in the stock market? (Boring.) Invest in your home? (Getting warmer.) How about investing in real estate? (Bingo.) Now that you have your $7 million in tow and you know what you'll be buying with it, there are new questions to answer. For starters, are you the type of person who can live in smaller spaces, and thus are attracted to the hustle and bustle of major urban cities? Or is your idea of home somewhere in the countryside, where you would have acres of land at your disposal and neighbors somewhere far off in the distance? The decision is yours:
La Jolla, California
Price: $6.99 million Square Footage: 5,213 Beds/Baths: 5 bedrooms and 5 full and 1 partial bath Amenities: Outdoor fire pit, private rooftop with views of the ocean
San Giuliano Terme, Pisa, Italy
Price: $6.77 million Square Footage: 29,654 (interior) Beds/Baths: 15 bedrooms and 24 full baths Amenities: A large courtyard, coffered ceiling decorated in gold leaf, building is immersed in a 25-acre park
Burr Ridge, Illinois
Price: $7 million Square Footage: 30,097 (interior) Acres: 2.54 Beds/Baths: 8 bedrooms and 8 full and 3 partial baths Amenities: 15,000 square feet of covered and wrapped terraces stretch the entire home, walk-in dressing room, elevator to all three floors, 22-car heated garage, located roughly 20 miles southwest of Chicago
Abaco, Bahamas
Price: $7 million Square Footage: 15,000 (interior) Beds/Baths: 7 bedrooms and 7 full baths Amenities: The island generates its own electricity and has its own desalination plant; owners of the island also receive motor boats, jet skis, wave runners, and a inflatable zodiac
South Bohemia, Czech Republic
Price: Approx. $7 million Square Footage: 26,307 (interior) Acres: 5.6 Beds/Baths: 6 suites with capacity for 18 people (all with modern bathrooms) Amenities: Completely renovated Baroque chateau from 1565, located on the banks of the Lužnice River, herb garden, less than two hours south of Prague
Canton Ticino, Switzerland
Price: $7.1 million Square Footage: 10,441 (interior) Beds/Baths: 7 bedrooms and 5 full baths Amenities: indoor/outdoor swimming pool, windowed squash court, large indoor space with fireplace and pizza oven
Pound Ridge, New York
Price: $6.5 million Square Footage: 9,358 (interior) Acres: 3.5 Beds/Baths: 5 bedrooms and 6 baths Amenities: Designed by I.M. Pei's protégé Vuko Tashkovich, situated directly on Mallard Lake, indoor saltwater pool with spa and sauna, roughly 50 miles north of New York City
And to add a local listing to the list, here is one from our own Hancock Park:
Hancock Park, Los Angeles
Price: $7.25 million Square Footage: 6,127 (interior) Beds/Baths: 5 bedrooms and 6.5 baths Amenities: Lovingly restored, Paul Williams designed Mediteranean, preserved original details while delivering plenty of modern amenities such as iPad-controlled Lutron and Nest systems, multi zoned Sonos system and security camera system
Source: Architectural Digest