On 4/21/2012 8:06 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 4/20/2012 11:29 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>> Watch an episode of Million Dollar Listings on Bravo network. Some
>> people insist on granite, certain colors, etc.
>> Then there was the couple that wanted $1.5 million in remodel and got
>> it on the place they paid $16 million for. All cash!.
>
> Love that show. Amazing what you see, and real estate shows
> bring out just how nutty people really are when shopping for
> or selling a house.
>
> And if you're talking about the couple I'm thinking of, I
> just wonder where on earth they get all that money. When they
> looked at this unfinished enormous penthouse, they didn't
> blink as the price, just asked how much it would cost to buy the floor
> below as well.
>
> nancy
>

Two common ways are personal injury lawyers and drug dealers. Our local
version of john edwards has a 12,000 square foot "house" with a 10 car
drive through garage.

My niece worked on a drug task force program for some time. She said one
of the things they looked at were big cash purchases because it was
almost certain it would lead to a drug dealer.