Exploring a Criminal's Abandoned $8 Million Mansion - NJ

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  • Опубліковано 15 вер 2016
  • *UPDATE* This mansion was completely destroyed by fire on February 1st, 2017. Watch the news coverage of the fire at: • Video
    Exploring an Abandoned $8 Million Mansion in New Jersey. The former owner was sent to prison after the FBI uncovered a multi-million dollar fraud scheme he was running.
    This 20,000+ square foot home built in 2002 once contained a gym, home theater, barbershop, a ballroom and a wine cellar, among many other features. In 2009 the mansion was valued at $8 million. It was one of the largest homes in that area. Most homes nearby are valued at about $2 million.
    Today, the mansion is now off the market, but is valued at roughly $1 million, a fraction of its original value. In 2009 the owner was charged with wire fraud as part of a mortgage scam he ran netting his company more than $11 million in illegal profits.
    He was also later charged with bankruptcy fraud after falsely filing for bankruptcy in an attempt to conceal his assets from a trustee and creditors. He originally claimed he had only $5,000 in cash, no household goods, no jewelry, no vehicles or any other personal assets of any value.
    The FBI found he had more than $200,000 in personal assets he deliberately concealed from the court. He was originally facing 20 years in prison and was released on a $1 million bond. Two years later, in 2011 he was sentenced to roughly 5 years in prison, to pay $12 million in restitution, 3 years supervised release, and 480 hours of community service.
    His former company served to initiate and fund mortgages for clients by borrowing money from a third party lender. To repay the lender, his company would resell, at a profit, the home mortgage in the secondary mortgage market.
    The company made a profit because it earned fees for both the origination and resale of the mortgage. His company used to originate, finance and resell about $90 million worth of mortgages each month. As a result of the housing crisis, his company had its own liquidity crisis in January 2008. According to the FBI, that’s when the scheme began.
    In 2008, he began submitting false documents to financial institutions as part of a mortgage re-selling scheme. He created a second set of fake mortgage documents such as loan applications, promissory notes, closing sheets, and settlement forms. He used these to resell mortgages a second time, even though the actual mortgage loan for that property already had been sold.
    The illegal funds were wired to his company account, which he used to pay his corporate and personal expenses. His lavish lifestyle caught the attention of the FBI including this mansion, several vehicles, spending $400,000 on special seats at football games, & more.
    It appears that as of now, a few years shy of his full sentence, he is out of prison, active on social media promoting his new business venture.
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  • @TheUnknownCameraman
    @TheUnknownCameraman  7 років тому +301

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    • @finutzu
      @finutzu 7 років тому +4

      Very nice video !!! You are the best

    • @graces811
      @graces811 7 років тому +8

      Do you know why it's not on the market?

    • @ckgun1
      @ckgun1 7 років тому +7

      im glad ur back

    • @JohnHagertyVlogs
      @JohnHagertyVlogs 7 років тому +12

      Great video love that you put the details of why it is now how it sits. What kind of camera do you use your quality is amazing

    • @angelsinger4574
      @angelsinger4574 7 років тому +4

      Great video!

  • @tinderinc
    @tinderinc 7 років тому +114

    What a sad deal for everyone who invested, and shame on those who destroyed this massive house for no reason.

    • @sebby_cnc
      @sebby_cnc 7 років тому +10

      you exactly took the words out of my mouth why do people always have to trash places like that seriously

    • @vlrissolo
      @vlrissolo 7 років тому +1

      This property could be used or sold for good, or important. It's limited thinking to believe the vandals are actually getting vengeance. Revenge would be if the idiot who built it had to watch someone else living there for a fraction of the cost he paid to build it....and watching TRUE success!

    • @evergriven7402
      @evergriven7402 7 років тому +1

      Everybody loses I think for senseless destruction like this.. I doubt they'll get 8 million for it now ...

    • @respectseasoning8162
      @respectseasoning8162 7 років тому +2

      wonder how much to restore

    • @herve30able1
      @herve30able1 7 років тому

      That is the politics !

  • @radikaali
    @radikaali 7 років тому +273

    Why the fuck people break stuff? What's the point doing that?...

    • @miraidelarosa4794
      @miraidelarosa4794 7 років тому +10

      No point at all! They are just crazy and stupid!

    • @Al-bu9vd
      @Al-bu9vd 7 років тому

      Copper inside the walls and selling them as scrap metal I'm guessing

    • @culturestreetfilms4704
      @culturestreetfilms4704 7 років тому +2

      its called being young and doing shit just for the hell of it..theres people dying of cancer wars drug overdoses ect worry about something with more substance

    • @suek9456
      @suek9456 7 років тому +2

      Seriously...these are teenagers doing the vandalizing.

    • @radikaali
      @radikaali 7 років тому +13

      Matilda187
      If someone dies to drug overdose, thats not my problem, junkies are useless...

  • @Disneyprincess00
    @Disneyprincess00 5 років тому +222

    That was the best abandoned house video!! No talking, steady frame, before pics, and owner 411. FINALLY!
    Just subscribed. Well done!

    • @commercialand
      @commercialand 4 роки тому

      ya but what the hell was the name of the guy who owed this place! I would like to look into it more

    • @hair2create87
      @hair2create87 4 роки тому

      Jeff Long lojljjcokl hcbbicbocoho

    • @JosephHoffee
      @JosephHoffee 4 роки тому

      The people that talk through them always say the dumbest stuff... too funny

    • @krisa3085
      @krisa3085 4 роки тому

      Agreed !

    • @njmenaceify
      @njmenaceify 3 роки тому

      right? and he was able to walk around without having to turn the camera on his own face for no reason

  • @antiqueqttomes4739
    @antiqueqttomes4739 4 роки тому +88

    it makes me exremly angry to see people do all that graffiti n damage to something not their own.

    • @infern1491
      @infern1491 3 роки тому

      @Qapss because society

    • @glennlittleton3762
      @glennlittleton3762 3 роки тому

      Key point , Not 🚫 theirs so no worry. This should happen to them while their doing it to someone else. Oh that's wright , still live with parents or off of someone else basement 🤣.

  • @infinity3jif
    @infinity3jif 7 років тому +1409

    house is only 14 years old and already ruined by stupid teenagers

    • @iluvbigknockers5321
      @iluvbigknockers5321 7 років тому +46

      You know who did it too, I seen the box of KFC!

    • @Twinkie989
      @Twinkie989 7 років тому +60

      It was ruined when they built that ugly, tasteless piece of garbage.

    • @davidhercegovac6603
      @davidhercegovac6603 7 років тому +37

      haha Twinkie you're an indiot.

    • @BrogramFilmss
      @BrogramFilmss 7 років тому +14

      indiot....?

    • @infinity3jif
      @infinity3jif 7 років тому +4

      what the hell is that?

  • @pinkelefant4ever
    @pinkelefant4ever 7 років тому +159

    As bad as his crimes were too bad the house was not protected and sold

    • @Ayveh
      @Ayveh 7 років тому +31

      Yup, it could have been used for something very useful, a good usable place gone to waste :/

    • @eyefromdasky3269
      @eyefromdasky3269 7 років тому +1

      +Expl0re Life hey I watch your channel I miss Tejas so much anyway I love your vids and I'm subbing right now

    • @Ayveh
      @Ayveh 7 років тому +2

      Ryan Leslie Aww Thank you :D Yes it's a great state, I couldn't picture myself liviing in another state. I would miss HEB, Whataburger and Dq a lot XD

    • @herve30able1
      @herve30able1 7 років тому +4

      Yes too bad but it is america way of live…

    • @user-wz5qo9dp4m
      @user-wz5qo9dp4m 7 років тому

      yes. bad way of live.

  • @fatnsassy99
    @fatnsassy99 5 років тому +142

    I liked that u showed pics of how it really looked before it was left how it is or was. Thanks 😊 great job

  • @queeniebee4846
    @queeniebee4846 5 років тому +49

    So incredibly angering to see this gorgeous mansion just destroyed!!!

  • @denisemillikan8701
    @denisemillikan8701 7 років тому +164

    WOW what a shame to wreck and ruin such a beautiful home when they're so many homeless people in the world ...

    • @lorrainejacobson6737
      @lorrainejacobson6737 7 років тому +3

      Exactly--homeless non-druggy people could benefit from this

    • @randzopyr1038
      @randzopyr1038 7 років тому +12

      The homeless people couldn't afford the property tax, let alone the utility bills. It would cost more than $100k/year just to keep the lights on and the government out, not to mention maintenance.

    • @user-ed5zl7mm9v
      @user-ed5zl7mm9v 7 років тому +5

      @olskoolnewpaint. thats rude asf dude... no need to say that...

    • @msotil
      @msotil 7 років тому +10

      The homeless people you feel sorry for, would turn the mansion into a heap of ruins and pigpen inside one month.

    • @EileenTheCr0w
      @EileenTheCr0w 7 років тому +1

      You really think there's an abundance of homeless people in this neighborhood?

  • @GrannyLaLa1960
    @GrannyLaLa1960 7 років тому +90

    Vandals make me so mad. No respect for property that doesn't belong to them. Doesn't matter that the owner had to walk away.

    • @wattman-music-archive
      @wattman-music-archive 7 років тому +2

      especially that picture of that girl that was sprayed over

    • @sislertx
      @sislertx 7 років тому +11

      You think that's bad wait till hellery's new world order starts...

    • @childofcascadia
      @childofcascadia 7 років тому +12

      I hate that shit too.
      Ive been examining abandoned places since long before urbex was even a thing. Nothin like managing to get into a cool abandoned building, and theres stupid tags all over (actual street art im kinda ambivelent about, but I hate tags. No one but you and your stupid friends cares about your stupid tag name, ok?) and shit broken just to break it. The vandalism & copper stripping has always happened, but tagging didnt used to be as common even 10-15 years ago when I first started getting into abandoned places.

  • @monicacaldera2408
    @monicacaldera2408 4 роки тому +11

    Ugh makes me sick to see all the damage done by vandalism. Gorgeous mansion.

  • @christayah
    @christayah 4 роки тому +23

    Good job filming this. If I can just make one suggestion to keep the captions on the screen for a bit longer. Otherwise great job 👍🏻

  • @thosking81
    @thosking81 7 років тому +292

    By far the best abandoned mansion video i've seen to date. There was no commentary in which you repeated yourself over and over, pointing out the obvious and no assumptions made about what you thought things in the house may have been used for only to be hilariously inaccurate. You brought only the facts and i loved how you were able to find pictures of it in its prime. Good stuff!!

    • @TheUnknownCameraman
      @TheUnknownCameraman  7 років тому +17

      Glad to hear you enjoyed it. Your comment is much appreciated!

    • @greyline1012
      @greyline1012 7 років тому +3

      TheUnknownCameraman I agree. A great video.

    • @mss1500
      @mss1500 7 років тому +4

      TheUnknownCameraman gr8 how much info u have on owner and how u arent scared to enter these places

    • @opaque1231
      @opaque1231 7 років тому

      MI5LED yeah i like this guy. jus found himm . no commrntary n crazy selfies

    • @donrutter6765
      @donrutter6765 7 років тому +2

      Must be a bad black neighborhood close by. You can tell by the type of spraypaint style.

  • @BarbieDollTF
    @BarbieDollTF 7 років тому +294

    Omg I can't believe people ruin such a beautiful house 😒 I hate seeing abandoned places graffitied and ugly smh

  • @melindamarch9381
    @melindamarch9381 5 років тому +72

    This once was a beautiful home. It's amazing what greed & fuckery can get you,yet you lose it at some point. Wrong doings are always short lived. It's also fascinating how white collar crimes receive little jail time& are out in enough time to buy back their property for a fraction of what they paid initially SMH. Great video guys& information. I like how you guys are silent throughout the video& put up info to read,cause others I've watched talked too much & showed less. BRAVO guys👏👏💯

    • @svasianfilipiname6603
      @svasianfilipiname6603 4 роки тому

      Reminds me of the movie "the Big Short".

    • @jennypotts2008
      @jennypotts2008 4 роки тому

      Melinda March exactly

    • @NewEyes25
      @NewEyes25 4 роки тому

      Amen sister. #livesinadump

    • @Lia-hd7rh
      @Lia-hd7rh 3 роки тому

      Anyone know the name of this criminal who owned the mansion?

  • @Cindiejo1
    @Cindiejo1 5 років тому +183

    Vandels just break my heart. That was an awesome mansion before they showed up.

    • @veronicalake2751
      @veronicalake2751 5 років тому +2

      Cindie JO : WHEN YOU KNOW STYLE A HOUSE LOOKS PERFECT.!
      That house to Me Is a TOTAL waste of money.!!!

    • @universalask
      @universalask 4 роки тому +2

      break my heart the original owner was a criminal

    • @grigioG
      @grigioG 4 роки тому

      Cindie JO it’s burnt down now

    • @dcan911
      @dcan911 3 роки тому

      Awesome mansion? Correction: it was An Awful Mcmansion.

    • @samdrafloyd4885
      @samdrafloyd4885 3 роки тому

      Well, how would you really know ???? Mmmmm

  • @nancyfikes4340
    @nancyfikes4340 6 років тому +313

    BEST ABANDONED VIDEO I HAVE SEEN! Excellent focus, smooth movement, no obnoxious commenting or music, low-key information banners, and great flashback shots make the so enjoyable. Thank you very much!

    • @EnglanE_
      @EnglanE_ 5 років тому +4

      Nancy Fikes My thoughts exactly!

    • @janahendrix458
      @janahendrix458 5 років тому +1

      Right on! Couldn't have said it better myself! Yay! Thank you!!!

    • @lhiatt2
      @lhiatt2 5 років тому +1

      💯 % agree and I watch a lot of these videos!!!

    • @froggylegspeople
      @froggylegspeople 5 років тому +3

      Nancy Fikes
      It nearly hurts to see what vandals did, and the house wasn’t even mine 😳

  • @OvAeons
    @OvAeons 7 років тому +48

    THANK YOU for not talking and repeating the same thing over and over for 28minutes!!!!!

  • @donnadreyer2580
    @donnadreyer2580 5 років тому +12

    I can't believe someone would actually go into a house and literally destroy it ! There's not one room that doesn't have holes in the walls or graffiti

  • @kaydenskaoskorner9235
    @kaydenskaoskorner9235 4 роки тому +21

    Abbe Edelman is his name. Sentenced to 13 years

    • @LouisianaLeigh
      @LouisianaLeigh 4 роки тому

      Kayden’s Kaos Korner I just read all about him. He was basically a mini Madoff.

    • @Steelfan-oe7ok
      @Steelfan-oe7ok 3 роки тому +1

      This was David Findel’s house

  • @Crystal_Libra
    @Crystal_Libra 7 років тому +89

    The house has a 'cold' feel to it. Like its never been lived in, a negative vibe. Definitely a house..NOT a home!

    • @tumbopeig7882
      @tumbopeig7882 5 років тому +5

      I feel chills when I was looking the video

    • @Raceli1
      @Raceli1 5 років тому

      My Love n

    • @walteraustin6498
      @walteraustin6498 5 років тому

      Dead bodies

    • @charleyhill9867
      @charleyhill9867 4 роки тому

      Maybe too big for the warmth of two. I would need a family in there. But beautiful.

  • @PUREBUTTERFLYSPIRIT
    @PUREBUTTERFLYSPIRIT 7 років тому +450

    This is disgusting what the courts should have done is had the house auctioned off to pay back who he had effected . But instead they allowed this house to be vandalized and valueless . Ps I can't stand vandals .

    • @nrivera308
      @nrivera308 7 років тому +2

      Shabb3r a criminal? respect? please

    • @robertjones1704
      @robertjones1704 7 років тому +34

      The government is not very bright... at anything.

    • @jasenhowell3
      @jasenhowell3 7 років тому +7

      how would all you trespassers like it if while you were out so called exploring (trespassing) someone broke in or just walked in your place doing the same thing? it's not yours stay the Frick out. go get a job or do some help for the old, the weak or just stay home.

    • @buckolsen6470
      @buckolsen6470 7 років тому +7

      Very difficult to find a buyer without an extensive criminal record who would actually want to live in a place like this.

    • @bettyechols6405
      @bettyechols6405 6 років тому +11

      PUREBUTTERFLYSPIRIT Sometimes people actually vandelize their own home when loosing it

  • @re-re9404
    @re-re9404 4 роки тому +8

    It is really a shame that this home was vandalized this way...senseless!

  • @chamainea8938
    @chamainea8938 3 роки тому +7

    I love seeing abandoned places. The before and after pictures are great. It’s a shame that people have to destroy things.

  • @debbiepeter112
    @debbiepeter112 7 років тому +546

    Am I the only one who actually really likes this house? I think it's stunning and so different. Very unique

    • @dylantorres6506
      @dylantorres6506 7 років тому +18

      Yea I think this mansion is absolutely stunning

    • @OldManGripStrength
      @OldManGripStrength 7 років тому +23

      Love the house, especially the bathroom at 19:58 Just a shame the property been left to rot.

    • @sharinaaguasvivas
      @sharinaaguasvivas 7 років тому +26

      I almost cried seeing this place being wasted
      . Such a dream home

    • @Romednife
      @Romednife 7 років тому +9

      Absolutely amazing home

    • @isabelbell559
      @isabelbell559 7 років тому +2

      debbie peter $

  • @autumnlawson4953
    @autumnlawson4953 7 років тому +74

    it's so fucked up that people have to vandalize all these homes. This house was gorgeous!

    • @BroccoliBeefed
      @BroccoliBeefed 7 років тому +6

      It is usually miscreant kids that do this type of thing

  • @tiffanystephens3460
    @tiffanystephens3460 5 років тому +13

    Wow! the woodwork and ornate cabinetry in the kitchen was mind blowing! I get really excited when I see a beautiful kitchen because I love to cook.

  • @1028dianemarie
    @1028dianemarie 4 роки тому +23

    I think it supposed to be in the style of a Roman Villa. Judging by all the exterior stonework. All the arches and low walls with flat stone is exactly how the Romans stack their stone. Also all the holes in the interior walls were created by the FBI looking for stash

  • @brianfunke981
    @brianfunke981 7 років тому +160

    I would like to see HGTV do a show called "Abandoned Rehab" or something like that where they would find abandoned homes like this, give the history behind it, and rehab it.

    • @sk84life0
      @sk84life0 7 років тому +1

      LOL because its out of there budget WAY WAY out lol + trying to feel a massive house like that can get a little hard to get a buyer .

    • @StrickenWithFear
      @StrickenWithFear 7 років тому

      The closest you're going to get is all of the rehab shows like rehab addict.

    • @Humboldtfarms
      @Humboldtfarms 7 років тому

      They should of started off with Amy Winehouse first but that never happened. Soooo....

    • @sk84life0
      @sk84life0 7 років тому

      ***** that is why they don't fix it because it is cheaper to tear down but most of the time the City does not want to spend the money so they leave it .

    • @sk84life0
      @sk84life0 7 років тому

      ***** the guy that had the house no longer has it so yeah the bank may own it or the City they just don't want to spend the money taking it down so i guess its best to just leave it , that is why there are so many places abandon and just left there

  • @ivabriggs3947
    @ivabriggs3947 7 років тому +267

    Wow, what a waste. Every time I watch videos of this type I think that the state and federal government should give these properties to non-profit organization for battered women's/ men's shelters. No taxes to be collected on builds or property going forward.There are so many uses for these buildings and all we do is line pockets of government officials that use the money to get more money out of the taxpayers. Only to waste 3/4 of the money they collect.

    • @pattycake5643
      @pattycake5643 7 років тому +5

      o no they are like gready children must not let any body in- habit the place. they probly don't even know or care what or how many of these they have. that would be a good punishment for the rich when they get into trouble though. ha ha we are going to give your mantion to the needy.

    • @fuzzamajumula
      @fuzzamajumula 7 років тому +3

      Great idea!

    • @Twinkie989
      @Twinkie989 7 років тому +17

      The neighbors would fight it.

    • @saturnisme7410
      @saturnisme7410 7 років тому +3

      You know how many "battered" men and women would "claim" to be "battered' would show up !?!?!

    • @notone4029
      @notone4029 7 років тому +6

      Bitch your stupid as Fuck!! No one cares we ALL through domestic abuse and dysfuctionalism and most of us from Broken families that doesnt mean we deserve a Free ride!! The problem with younger generation americans lazy fucks wanting shit for Free!!!

  • @tinahhhsorondo8398
    @tinahhhsorondo8398 4 роки тому +7

    This gave me anxiety seeing a mansion destroyed in such a short time !

  • @mydol
    @mydol 4 роки тому +4

    I have to say I really enjoy your videos. You don't talk, your camera is not out of focus and you don't move too fast. Very well done! Thank you.

  • @raystargazer7468
    @raystargazer7468 7 років тому +159

    Those little flashbacks from the house's haydays was a really nice touch, I appreciate it. ;)

  • @FireitupBedford
    @FireitupBedford 6 років тому +235

    Unreal how someone would vandalize this place like that uncalled for.....

    • @antifalse160
      @antifalse160 5 років тому +2

      02.02.2018 Drone captures burned remains of $8M Colts Neck mansion : ua-cam.com/video/-R7pE8uAXgw/v-deo.html

    • @janicelmckee
      @janicelmckee 5 років тому +1

      B Taylor - Agreed. Years ago, it would’ve been crumbled by the elements over time, but not vandalized.
      The place is an architectural nightmare incorporating many classic styles and periods into a confusing mishmash. It’s not easy on the eye.

    • @amyterry4793
      @amyterry4793 5 років тому +3

      Some people do suck!! Its terrible they gotta ruin everything!!

    • @rdoc
      @rdoc 5 років тому

      @@antifalse160 Ashes

    • @hankrogers8431
      @hankrogers8431 4 роки тому

      Weather was going to destroy it anyway so get off your high horse, TRASH!

  • @30dayride67
    @30dayride67 4 роки тому +1

    Best done abandoned video I've seen! Love how you filmed it, LOVE that you're quiet and not making stupid guesses as to what things are. Love the before pictures and additional information! Extremely well done! It just makes me so sad to see it all being destroyed by vandals.

  • @CJ-tx5hg
    @CJ-tx5hg 4 роки тому +2

    Great video. I like how you pan slowly and give the viewer a chance to take it all in. No annoying commentary or music. Flashback photos are very impactful! Good job!

  • @moose656
    @moose656 7 років тому +540

    The most beautiful homes are usually owned by the most evil people.

    • @bethshadowen341
      @bethshadowen341 7 років тому +31

      both are ugly to the bone/foundation

    • @creatorofpizza
      @creatorofpizza 7 років тому +38

      No, that's honesty speaking.

    • @creatorofpizza
      @creatorofpizza 7 років тому +8

      NGsM31 anyone who liked your brainless comment is an idiot just like you. also what you said make no sense seeing how I watched the video before making my comment. you stfu and gtfo

    • @gscfishingoutdoors
      @gscfishingoutdoors 7 років тому +27

      Does anyone ever look for a hidden space or stash room? I'm always wondering if there might be valuables left behind. lol

    • @emmettsturtz6527
      @emmettsturtz6527 7 років тому +22

      giovannis62. I thought the same thing. lol with a shady background ya have to wonder if something is hidden in the walls

  • @brandongarretson9475
    @brandongarretson9475 7 років тому +34

    And this ladies and gentlemen is why Italians should NOT be allowed to be interior designers....

    • @EphemeralProductions
      @EphemeralProductions 7 років тому

      how do you know the designer was Italian? Lol

    • @brandongarretson9475
      @brandongarretson9475 7 років тому +3

      Lets just say I have a pretty good hunch.

    • @isabellamonaco1047
      @isabellamonaco1047 7 років тому +3

      There was a bar mitzvah card in the office, and a book in another language that definitely wasn't Italian so idk what ur talking about😂😂

    • @howardfortyfive9676
      @howardfortyfive9676 7 років тому

      What is a *WOP?*

  • @tammyjacobo189
    @tammyjacobo189 5 років тому +74

    Wow so beautiful, hate when they come in and start spray painting and destroying such beautiful places🤨😠🥺🤦‍♀️

  • @carolblackburn8949
    @carolblackburn8949 5 років тому +27

    You did a fabulous job with the filming, flashbacks of how it once looked and background info. I truly enjoyed your presentation!

  • @rgrndu
    @rgrndu 7 років тому +393

    This house proves money and good taste don't go hand in hand.

    • @nippsandips
      @nippsandips 7 років тому +31

      You said it all in that statement. It is just tacky everywhere.

    • @hi86065
      @hi86065 7 років тому +17

      Super Gotti! The bathroom sinks were hideous.

    • @Baseballgirly100
      @Baseballgirly100 7 років тому +5

      @ranlive1-No, it was just a man who picked out everything that's all! lol... He must adore the wood look ugh...

    • @LoriCrabtree31
      @LoriCrabtree31 7 років тому +2

      Agree 100%

    • @chiliboy82
      @chiliboy82 7 років тому +3

      19:10 proves it. 💩😁💩

  • @butterflyfam2522
    @butterflyfam2522 7 років тому +278

    I hate it when people ruin places like this with graffiti. It's not cool, and it is not art.

    • @MrBilld75
      @MrBilld75 6 років тому +14

      Agreed. Damned shame. People have no appreciation for the beauty in that place.

    • @markwatsonOHANA
      @markwatsonOHANA 5 років тому +15

      Youth of today have low IQs..and no respect.. Thats what happens when culture marxists invaders from kenya mix with
      American youth...

    • @devonackerman8057
      @devonackerman8057 5 років тому +13

      Low IQ scores and endless amounts of time since they have nothing to offer the workforce. They just let the rest of society work to pay taxes for their food stamps, etc. Then as a thank you they spend their time destroying things and bringing society down even more which is all they know. They are happy spending their lives hateful and jealous of anyone who has anything nice. In my opinion anyone caught vandalizing things should be lined up and fucking shot. They are just a burden on society, have no purpose, and wouldn't be missed by anyone.

    • @darlenebaldwin199
      @darlenebaldwin199 5 років тому +3

      i hate it when people prey on those who have encountered misfortune

    • @Katiekay.
      @Katiekay. 5 років тому +2

      this place was ugly to begin with

  • @LivinLife228
    @LivinLife228 5 років тому +5

    Everyone who partake in vandalism of this home needs to be arrested & charged.

  • @ninahernandez8989
    @ninahernandez8989 4 роки тому +13

    God this is the most beautiful abandoned house I’ve ever seen & it’s been completely vandalized 😩😩

  • @LilyLeeTracy
    @LilyLeeTracy 7 років тому +33

    The property this home is on seems so serene and peaceful. It really would make an amazing rehabilitation center, safe haven for battered women, bed and breakfast even! I hope someone buys this, great fixer upper.

    • @lisapowell3788
      @lisapowell3788 5 років тому

      That's exactly what I was thinking!!! What an awful waste of such an amazing place!!!! I would love to be able to take a place like that and open a home for battered women and children, help mother's get on their feet and keep their families together so they won't end up in foster care. This is my dream, it hits close to home with some devastating experiences that I've been through in my 49 years of life. If I were rich or could possibly get grants or something that would be my totally devoted dream!! If ANYONE that happens to read this and has any suggestions or has any information that could help me make this possible please let me know!!! I have all the time in the world and I'd be totally devoted. Please give me input...cause this has been weighing on my heart for a few years now. But I don't know how to go about it or begin...

  • @GermanCube
    @GermanCube 7 років тому +64

    For the people who once lived there it must be hard to see their home with all the trash and graffiti ...

    • @thunderremedy7777
      @thunderremedy7777 7 років тому +9

      The people that once lived there are facing prison time because they had stolen money from fraud schemes.

    • @lohanikhan1
      @lohanikhan1 7 років тому +6

      he had 5 years prison from 2011 and probably out by now and might have seen.

    • @GermanCube
      @GermanCube 7 років тому +7

      I bet his children weren't facing prison and didn't have a choice on what their father did...

    • @lbnFadl
      @lbnFadl 7 років тому +3

      Why should those children be able to benefit from the proceeds of his crime in any case?

    • @cjpaulino1971
      @cjpaulino1971 7 років тому +2

      GermanCube yeah I lived there once I was a baby though

  • @dejtheone1613
    @dejtheone1613 5 років тому +7

    Really sad to see such a beautiful home destroyed.

  • @BEV0323
    @BEV0323 5 років тому +1

    Wow, I like the way you do things...nice & quiet, no talking and you film everything so we're able to see it all so well. I wish everyone would do the way you do! They could learn from you! Thanks!

  • @Chanelboateng
    @Chanelboateng 7 років тому +348

    I am not into urban exploring but this came up on my feed... what the actual hell is wrong with ppl, i am SO annoyed... this place could have been turned into so many amazing things that can help the community, if it is too expensive for anyone to buy... but now no one would want to touch that piece of shit because of the damage the vandals caused... appalling! Good job in the footage xx

    • @dougstyles5091
      @dougstyles5091 6 років тому +8

      Actually renovating isn't as expensive as u may think.

    • @amelie7912
      @amelie7912 6 років тому +4

      you've got a lot to learn....

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      @ginajhjsimarduuy829 6 років тому

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    • @marcd7332
      @marcd7332 6 років тому +1

      GOONZOOF Thank god it burned down ugliest building I've seen

    • @PattiCake
      @PattiCake 6 років тому +17

      I never understand vandalism

  • @cdj289
    @cdj289 7 років тому +207

    Why in the holy fuck of macarena would people vandalize this mansion??? There is no point for destroying this house.

    • @the_bee_is_me
      @the_bee_is_me 7 років тому +1

      beacuse the entire thing is white. perfect for spray paint, everything color shines. Even if someone bought it, itd still need new paint regardless of graffiti

    • @Jan-vw5cg
      @Jan-vw5cg 7 років тому +8

      I think he talks about the windows and all the glass/wood stuff they ruined. The holes on the walls, the floors, etc...

    • @Ant0417
      @Ant0417 7 років тому +52

      For the same reason that low life losers vandalize anything...because they are losers and they have no respect for anything. I love watching these videos of abandoned houses and every one of them I've seen have been destroyed by idiots. Sad.

    • @vii_lupe2299
      @vii_lupe2299 7 років тому

      JJ Anthony maybe cause it's abandoned you fuck tard

    • @Jan-vw5cg
      @Jan-vw5cg 7 років тому +2

      VII_Lupe so Abandoned = do whatever the fuck you want with it. *noted*

  • @christinakealoha8201
    @christinakealoha8201 5 років тому +13

    Makes me so sick the damage done by vandals

  • @charleneforrest9460
    @charleneforrest9460 5 років тому +8

    Love how you gave the history of the house ! Thank you

  • @chloeg3128
    @chloeg3128 7 років тому +121

    All i can think of is "i'd totally grab that unused marble and re-do my kitchen" 😂
    great vid man! first vid i see, and totally following

    • @DragosDomnara
      @DragosDomnara 7 років тому +1

      same

    • @robindelancy7097
      @robindelancy7097 7 років тому +15

      Exactly what I thought...lol
      and "What kind of mansion doesn't have a pool?"

    • @jamesmcginn4664
      @jamesmcginn4664 7 років тому +5

      Chloe G i was thinking the same...all those cabinets, doors, woodwork and granite!!!

    • @psweney1
      @psweney1 7 років тому +6

      Lol, I was thinking the same thing. It is enough square feet of marble to do my kitchen, and bath rooms. Hell the hold house for that matters, and still there is a lot left over. But on the real side though, it is a damn shame how someone or people trashed that beautiful home.

    • @ironhed3144
      @ironhed3144 5 років тому +1

      Do all of you want to be thieves and vandals too by stealing from this home?

  • @ooolanthonyy
    @ooolanthonyy 7 років тому +174

    love how you have the before and after pictures

    • @jpsblue95r
      @jpsblue95r 6 років тому +1

      that's cuz it's all over the web. place is in new jersey

  • @traceybradby8062
    @traceybradby8062 5 років тому +4

    Wow. What a place it was. Love how you added before and after photos. Thank you

  • @at252
    @at252 5 років тому +3

    Thanks for giving so much of history and surroundings, this makes watching very comprehensive.

  • @tammycowart6211
    @tammycowart6211 7 років тому +20

    I love how you take your time in the videos so that we, your viewers, can see everything without feeling rushed.

  • @Syc0raX
    @Syc0raX 7 років тому +96

    As I like your videos , I feel so calm, alone , as if I were walking those places , I love the silence,the wind and the steps !. it relaxes me

    • @BrosOfDecay
      @BrosOfDecay 7 років тому +12

      Yea it is beautifull You should try it yourself i have been doing urban exploring and i realy found ma passion in life :o Now i am in love with history and architecture :)

    • @jessicaencinas4057
      @jessicaencinas4057 7 років тому +3

      I refer to myself as moon child (:

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      @UsmanAli-rk1uk 7 років тому

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  • @Dspicytarot
    @Dspicytarot 5 років тому +2

    Love that you don't chat away & take the time to show the rooms. I also like the popup info, that makes u definitely stand apart from others. Keep on searching!

  • @traceynahill5268
    @traceynahill5268 5 років тому +11

    Despite the damage it is a Stunning home.

  • @DaisyVanEgmond
    @DaisyVanEgmond 7 років тому +69

    The mansion is gorgeous. I feel so sad that people always need to ruin the abandoned houses!

    • @Katiekay.
      @Katiekay. 5 років тому +1

      are you blind??? its heinous! gaudy and tacky

  • @leathers970
    @leathers970 7 років тому +76

    who breaks in and smashes people's property

    • @mayhemmike1789
      @mayhemmike1789 7 років тому +12

      pieces of shit!

    • @mayhemmike1789
      @mayhemmike1789 7 років тому

      is it on sale?

    • @JustMe-xq3hr
      @JustMe-xq3hr 7 років тому +6

      Since the gov't seized the property, it is now owned by either gov't, banks and/or people owed restitution (for when it's finally sold). So-called abandoned property always belongs to someone.

    • @SoCalUrbex74
      @SoCalUrbex74 7 років тому +8

      Its mainly drugs addicts, teenagers who run into these abandon places, they trash the place leave there evidence behind with graffiti as a mark that they were there.

    • @StephyGrowsWeed
      @StephyGrowsWeed 7 років тому +5

      Teenagers without respect 😭🙈

  • @LunasWitchyCorner
    @LunasWitchyCorner 5 років тому +1

    Love your content ty so much for sharing and being you! So happy to be new in your group!

  • @sandymathews2664
    @sandymathews2664 5 років тому +4

    Thank you for filming this so completely without a need to be part of the story. I prefer this type letting the camera retrace history.

  • @beverlysharp2064
    @beverlysharp2064 6 років тому +80

    THIS PLACE HAS A LOT OF POTENTIAL, VERY BEAUTIFUL MOLDINGS AND FIXTURES

    • @edc-williams2511
      @edc-williams2511 4 роки тому

      How can you get one of those house's

    • @richlaue
      @richlaue 4 роки тому +1

      @Paulie’s Walnutz please read the info, this place burned down in Feb. 2017.
      Not moldy but an empty field.

  • @allaroundsquad2654
    @allaroundsquad2654 7 років тому +46

    Imagine if this house wasn't vandalized and someone could fix it up! It would be beautiful

    • @pennylane36
      @pennylane36 7 років тому +8

      All Around SQUAD yeah I'm surprised the Feds didn't seize the house and sell it to pay off his debt. What a waste. Beautiful home gone to waste

    • @mornwood1011
      @mornwood1011 7 років тому +2

      Only thing is property tax per year on this is at least 100k

    • @gantmj
      @gantmj 7 років тому +4

      It's a pretty mediocre home. The materials are cheap, including the wood in the office.

    • @rickRN77
      @rickRN77 7 років тому +5

      Agree, material build looks fancy but fake

    • @BCZF
      @BCZF 7 років тому +1

      Thank you, spot on.

  • @nikidee6581
    @nikidee6581 5 років тому +1

    Brilliant, one of the best I have seen. The before and after shots, with history, make this. Thank you.

  • @bethlewis7485
    @bethlewis7485 5 років тому +1

    Nicely done. I loved that you showed what it used to look like and the history behind the home and its owner. Best abandoned house video that I have watched. I gave you and a like and subscribed.

  • @natalieluders378
    @natalieluders378 7 років тому +14

    The destruction and vandalism makes me sad why are people like this

  • @paulawhite2546
    @paulawhite2546 6 років тому +42

    Excellent video. Provided background and history while showing before and after photos. Just excellent!

  • @vick4087
    @vick4087 5 років тому +10

    This place burned down February 2, 2017. What a waste. Very beautiful home.

  • @jennypotts2008
    @jennypotts2008 4 роки тому +25

    Hey this looks looks like Scarface’s balcony🤷🏽‍♀️

    • @tresamurphy6232
      @tresamurphy6232 4 роки тому

      Yes it does

    • @Whateva79
      @Whateva79 4 роки тому +1

      Right! I said the same thing. It looks like a Drug Kingpins house. It's gaudy to me.

  • @mountaingirl6323
    @mountaingirl6323 6 років тому +159

    Sad that people are such disrespectful moron’s to vandalize this once beautiful mansion! Too bad they weren’t caught! Disgraceful!

    • @karenhargis3682
      @karenhargis3682 5 років тому

      Mountain Girl too bad they were shot on the spot

    • @kemop06
      @kemop06 5 років тому +5

      @@karenhargis3682 I agree It is a beautiful mansion but paid for by greed and deception by your typical corrupt and greedy banker. Now whether the owner was ripping off other banks or regular folks like you and I remains to be seen none the less the greed was evident and the owner got sent to prison for it.

    • @danieljohnny5145
      @danieljohnny5145 4 роки тому

      Or were they???? Who knows
      Only Our lord God Jesus Christ of course

    • @jjcooljj139
      @jjcooljj139 4 роки тому +1

      That place was nice before to bad someone couldn't of bought it before the vandals came and destroyed it.

    • @glennlittleton3762
      @glennlittleton3762 3 роки тому

      This is why they will not have anything this nice.

  • @Hollyweeds
    @Hollyweeds 7 років тому +71

    I bet there's a hidden room in there somewhere!

    • @denospyridon3126
      @denospyridon3126 7 років тому

      And stash of money probably

    • @MrDBcooper77
      @MrDBcooper77 7 років тому

      I would of checked the bedroom for a safe..and the walls for a secret opening to a safe room!..

    • @chrizizdaman
      @chrizizdaman 7 років тому +1

      I thought the same thing!!

    • @jukpulfer
      @jukpulfer 7 років тому +2

      no chance. pretty sure the fbi did their job and there's pretty much nothing left.

  • @janahendrix458
    @janahendrix458 5 років тому +1

    This is the most beautiful house I've ever seen and I love that you don't constantly talk through the whole thing which makes it all about the house and that's what I come to see.

  • @melissafaries9429
    @melissafaries9429 4 роки тому +6

    its sad people feel the need to destroy stuff just to destroy it

  • @BostonBorn
    @BostonBorn 7 років тому +60

    Unknown Cameraman, you are the only one who pans slowly enough for your viewers to see things. I'll be subscribing! Keep up the good work. Very interesting stuff. Thanks.

    • @patchestnut7828
      @patchestnut7828 5 років тому +1

      I just want them to slow down the writing, some of us don't read so fast anymore

  • @MarshaColtonJohnson
    @MarshaColtonJohnson 7 років тому +24

    That place is humongous..what a waste! I wonder how long he actually lived there?

  • @deyarodriguez94
    @deyarodriguez94 5 років тому +2

    New subscriber ☺️ thanks for this video I like the before and after pictures and that you explain the details on the house pretty cool

  • @supermoodydealwithit
    @supermoodydealwithit 3 роки тому

    You might be my very favorite explorer. The history and previous pics as well as not yelling in the video is the best!!!

  • @stateofdisorder1
    @stateofdisorder1 7 років тому +64

    Btw I am always impressed on how you research your places and share the back stories with us, awesome as always

  • @williamradford9631
    @williamradford9631 5 років тому +23

    The previous owner should have stayed in jail for his crimes, done his full sentence. This place should have been locked up and sold, before it got trashed/vandalised

  • @JH-qh8dc
    @JH-qh8dc 5 років тому +41

    Any one do the math...he was sentenced 2011, roughly got 5 years in prison, that would make it 2016/2017 he got out, and boom, mansion burns to the ground in Feb. 2017. Did he do it so no one could live in his house? Just my thought!!

    • @uchibenkei
      @uchibenkei 4 роки тому +1

      if he did it, it would be for insurance money. but i doubt it was him.

    • @falkwulf3842
      @falkwulf3842 4 роки тому +1

      @@uchibenkei David Findel was charged with FRAUD so I wouldnt put it past him. However part of his sentence was that he surrender all of his assets that he had hid including his mansion.

    • @AndrewScott1762
      @AndrewScott1762 4 роки тому

      No probably punk ass kids

  • @54ginga
    @54ginga 7 років тому +43

    TheUnknownCameraman, you do an awesome job filming! I like how you take your time panning a room, it gives us an opportunity to see everything and I love the information you provide. Thank you and looking forward to more of your videos! Also I love that you post before pictures when the building was in its glory.

  • @moviesjean23
    @moviesjean23 7 років тому +21

    Finally a video where the shooter don't want to be the centre of attention

  • @wilfru1
    @wilfru1 5 років тому +6

    have to say it kept me interested, most of all i watched this vid to the very end,,hats off to you mate

  • @grigioG
    @grigioG 4 роки тому +1

    It’s cool you got footage before it was burnt down

  • @bigwu100
    @bigwu100 7 років тому +34

    scandalous what these vandals do , pitiful small people, who hate.

    • @TheAdamusPrime
      @TheAdamusPrime 7 років тому +2

      What's pitiful about what they did? They broke into the house of a man that screwed over the innocent, and they gave him a little of what he deserved, by damaging his property.

    • @tracyperkins6285
      @tracyperkins6285 7 років тому +15

      +TheAdamusPrime that property is no longer his. it belongs to a mortgage company. Vandalism is theft. What kind of people raised you?

    • @sergiov8198
      @sergiov8198 7 років тому

      stop crying over spilled milk chump

    • @mommyoftoomanywilson6745
      @mommyoftoomanywilson6745 7 років тому +7

      +Tracy Perkins Agree. And it looks like teens/druggies/parties happened in there. What a waste

    • @TheAdamusPrime
      @TheAdamusPrime 7 років тому

      Charlie Passeri
      Watch the edge there, you might get cut.

  • @maverickmom1
    @maverickmom1 6 років тому +31

    Imagine going from this to a prison cell.

  • @andrea6421
    @andrea6421 4 роки тому

    Wow! I’ve been trying to see what this guys housed looked like before it was totally ruined, glad you came up in my suggestions today and I love the fact you don’t talk through the video and nice job on the video! 👍🏻☺️

  • @natashapaige8401
    @natashapaige8401 5 років тому

    This is a good video, you took your time to let us see and you put pictures in when the mansion was still in its glory ❤️❤️❤️

  • @dya76tube5
    @dya76tube5 7 років тому +199

    I hate these tenagers who vandalize abondoned property.

    • @dieworried
      @dieworried 5 років тому +6

      I wouldn’t say that these are teenagers who do that, but mostly people who like to vandalize or try out “new forms of art”. Some people just don’t care much about others and think that if the place is abandoned it serves no more purpose than to be demolished. I do consider actual Graffiti artists, artists. They put time and effort to do their work, but these scribbles on the wall are pointless.

    • @joanneloughran7403
      @joanneloughran7403 5 років тому +7

      What a shame. To bad these vandals couldn't be caught destroying property and put in jail.

    • @layna8924
      @layna8924 5 років тому +5

      THESE WEREN'T RANDOM TEENS...THERE WAS TOO MUCH ANGER & VANDALISM IN EVERY ROOM FOR IT TO HAVE BEEN RANDOM...THE OWNER SHYSTERED MANY PEOPLE IN HIS FRAUD BUSINESS...I'D SAY, FROM THE ANGER DISPLAYED IN EACH ROOM, IT WAS SOMEONE WHO HE HAD TAKEN FOR A RIDE, AND IT WAS PAYBACK...REVENGE...;)

    • @kathycarlson9430
      @kathycarlson9430 5 років тому +6

      @@layna8924 okay...the grafiti of Snoopy and Charlie Brown in the kitchen was definitely angry revenge spray painting, the Chinese take out phone number spray painted on a was another example of angry revenge grafiti...the heart in the formal area was quite disturbing....smh

    • @isaiahjackson1996
      @isaiahjackson1996 4 роки тому +2

      How do you even know it was teenagers to begin with? 🤣🤦🏾‍♂️

  • @NJBuickGS
    @NJBuickGS 7 років тому +71

    91 K in property taxes a year. When can I move in ? lol

    • @TheUnknownCameraman
      @TheUnknownCameraman  7 років тому +25

      lol yup. most of us couldn't afford this place even if it was given to us for free.

    • @kaleoy7584
      @kaleoy7584 7 років тому +8

      Yeah, $91,000 a year in property taxes is a lot. But the way I see it, if a person can afford a multi-million dollar home, that person more than likely wouldn't have a problem paying such high property taxes.
      Just to give you an idea of what I mean. If a person has $20 million in the bank, and that person bought a $250,000 home. Due to the average bank interest rate, by the end of the month, that person actually spent $250 for that home. Pretty crazy. Huh? lol

    • @thebigtexas11
      @thebigtexas11 7 років тому +1

      he was making 90 million a month. insane!!!

    • @kaleoy7584
      @kaleoy7584 7 років тому

      And to put him making $90 mil per month into perspective.. He got that house for FREE! Insane.. Exactly!

    • @TheUnknownCameraman
      @TheUnknownCameraman  7 років тому +12

      His company sold $90m worth of mortgages a month. That's not his margin and profit from the sales. He got a % of that from fees and other charges, which I'm sure was divided between himself and a few employees. Either way, even if they were only netting 3% of that $90mil a month, they are still making beaucoup dollars a month.

  • @EnglanE_
    @EnglanE_ 5 років тому

    Your videos are excellent. This one is seriously interesting! You’ve got yourself a new subscriber! Keep up the good work! ❤️

  • @mizzey5890
    @mizzey5890 4 роки тому +1

    Love your quiet video. No talking just exploring with commentary.

  • @lizmyers469
    @lizmyers469 7 років тому +25

    Houses like this sit empty while we have homeless people who are sleeping on the streets. Clearly this house could be put to better use.

    • @lizmyers469
      @lizmyers469 7 років тому +5

      It's sad that you believe that. Not every homeless person is homeless because of their own choosing. A lot of bad things can happen in someone's life that cause them to become homeless and when you are homeless it's a whole lot harder to get on your feet. Have some compassion, you might find yourself to be a lot more peaceful and less miserable than you are.

    • @the-seed-sower761
      @the-seed-sower761 7 років тому

      +68Barracuda11s you're a disgrace

  • @MrCleavedge
    @MrCleavedge 7 років тому +26

    If you take anything away from this video, it should be this lesson: Crime does, in fact, pay after all.

    • @chrizizdaman
      @chrizizdaman 7 років тому +5

      If you take that from the video then wouldn't you also take away that crime only pays temporally

    • @MrCleavedge
      @MrCleavedge 7 років тому +2

      ***** It's only temporary if you're dumb enough to get caught.

    • @pdrg
      @pdrg 7 років тому +19

      If you take anything away from this video, it should be this lesson: Money can't buy you class/taste.

    • @Jon75zzz
      @Jon75zzz 7 років тому +3

      MrCleavedge but it doesn't pay forever if your a moron like this guy and get caught

  • @maureengill1224
    @maureengill1224 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the Walkthrough.😊

  • @janetskene3413
    @janetskene3413 5 років тому +2

    13:20. Nice pic of the foyer taken when this house was new.
    Beautiful flooring