Top 3 List - Most Expensive Homes

In my "Top 3 List", I hope to provide a list of some of the finer things in life. I truly hope that one day, all us traders will one day make it and when we do make it, the costs of some of these items can no longer be an issue. My "Top 3 List" serves only as a motivator and is mainly just for fun.

You may have noticed that last week I missed posting a Top 3 list. What I intend to do is post up a Top 3 list whenever one is ready...thus this list may start coming irregularly (in short, it just depends on how much time I have to put one together!).

In this list I take a look at the three most expensive homes in the world according to Forbes' Most Expensive Homes In The World 2006.

1) Updown Court - Windlesham, England

• 103 rooms
• 22 bedrooms
• 58-acre estate
• 5 swimming pools
• Private cinema
• Bowling alley
• Squash and tennis courts
  
• Heated marble driveway
• Neighbors include the Queen (at Windsor Castle) and Sir Elton John
• Price tag: $139 million

More info (including video) can be found at the following:
WealthWonders
BornRich.org
Dangoetz.net

2) Starwood Estate - Aspen, Colorado, United States

• 56,000 square feet
• 15 bedrooms
• 16 baths
  
• 95-acre estate
• Heated stables
• Indoor swimming pool
• Tennis court
• Racquetball court
• Steam room and exercise room
• Price tag: $135 million
  

More info (and great pictures) can be found at the following:
RockyMountainNews.com
The Aspen Times
Joshua & Co. Real Estate

3) Maison de L'Amitie - Palm Beach, Florida, United States

• 80,000 square feet
• 100-foot long swimming pool
• 475 feet of oceanfront
• ballroom
• conservatory
• marble & 24-karat gold bathroom fixtures
• Was assigned to "Apprentice" winner Kendra Todd to renovate
• Price tag: $125 million

More info can be found at the following:
Statesman.com
MSNBC.com
SouthCoastToday.com