The Playboy Mansion Is For Sale At $200 Million Plus One Bizarre Condition
Surely you've heard of The Playboy Mansion, but would you live there? Now's your chance -- but there is one very big catch.
Namely, it's that the new owner would have to grant Hefner a life estate, which means he'd be allowed to live in the mansion until he dies. That's a perverted, aging roommate signing bonus.
The man who pioneered publishing nude women in a magazine doesn't want to give up his corner bedroom, so you'll just have to deal with that if you decide to go in on this place. So, you'll get the man behind it all, but not the thing he created. You know, playmates running all around the house. That's seemingly been left out of the deal.
TMZ reports you can now experience it for yourself, to the tune of $200 million. That's a hell of a profit for Hef, considering he acquired the estate in the 70s for just $1 million. So, aside from the absurd asking price (for a reportedly deteriorating mansion), there's a built-in roommate clause that might be tough for some to swallow.
Realtors seem to think the history of the estate is enough to justify the crazy price, but without all the parties and debauchery included, it seems like just another big-ass Beverly Hills house.
Basically, anybody willing to buy the Playboy Mansion also has to be willing to run a private nursing home, with a geriatric Hefner waddling around the house in a robe (potentially letting it all hang out) and smoking a pipe.
Sound like a good investment to you? Stop by for a tour, but just as with his proposed life estate, there is one bedroom you won't be allowed to visit: Hef's.