He's the only one who's honest and he's not afraid to tell it like it is. The other guys are all about fluff and hype, and it makes sense bc they're trying to advertise/sell the properties, just like your typical broker. They probably wouldnt get much work if they were actually honest about the deficiencies of the properties.
Hello i'm french and i live in Normandie not far from this château. I'm a great fan of your channel and i really enjoy your comments so relevant and well seen! I do enjoy Enes's channel as well and however appreciate the way you find out the flaws in his sometimes dythirambic descriptions. As far as the château du Champ de Bataille is concerned, you react as an american real estate agent. This huge property is definitely not for sale. Jacues Garcia's goal was to restore a gem of historical heritage. I have visited regularly this place over the last 20 years and what has been done there is stunning! I am a teacher and i went there with my pupils twice. The staff had organised a "treasure hunt" in the entire garden. It was so great!! OK this property is "insane" but its destiny is absolutely not to be divided in lots. Profitability in this case is not the point.
@user-cl8dx7iy4o You are absolutely correct and I completely agree with you. Except I am sorry to say In my comment to Arvin I said he was vulgar and his comments were something a cheap tourist would say while touring the grounds eating McDonalds. You were much kinder to him than I so I tip my hat to you a better gentleman or lady than I.
In my country, Uruguay, we also have rich people that have built/inherited lavish properties and they open them to the public year round, some for free or very low fee to anyone. and yes they do find other ways to get a lot of money to maintain them but thousands of people go to these places as if they were a public park opened by the millionaire owners that enjoy dedicating their lives to sharing the arts and culture of their nation that transcends their individual existence. " you react as an american real estate agent" came to the same conclusion 13 minutes in haha I love watching videos of these french families (many middle class) putting so much effort into restoring palaces, chateaus, castles and so on to both live and open them for the wider public.
Thanks Arvin, I almost pay for this property in cash but after seeing this video I’ll decided to go back to my underground Ratatouille studio in NYC instead
If the building is registered as a "historical building/monument" with the French ministry of culture, you can do nothing but maintenance, no subdivision, no new buildings, no modernization, whatever work you want to do on the existing buildings have to be approved by a listed expert architect. and you're obliged by law to keep it in good shape or you loose it.
@@jackesioto I believe you can write off some interior upgrades in your taxes. The government sometimes pay half the cost for major works such as roof etc.
Hi Arvin. Concerning the acreage, The Committee of Parks and Gardens of the French Ministry of Culture lists it as 138 hectare (so 341 acres). Subdividing isn’t likely an option. The French Culture Ministry lists it with a Protection Classification of “MH” which is to say it is a historical monument and any work on the property, including land usage is subject to approval of the government. And selling it? Well, since it is a historical monument, “it cannot be transferred (sold, bequeathed, given, etc.) without first informing the Minister of Culture.” Likewise, no new construction may be built against the protected building without the prior consent of the Minister. (And even if you could subdivide, the location is literally in the middle of nowhere so I doubt anyone would build there.) However, having MH status means that “maintenance is partially funded by the state, and tax exemption is possible for owners.” also “Maintenance, repair and restoration work carried out for the conservation of the building may benefit from state aid (limited to 40% of the total amount, but cumulative with those, if any, from other communities)” The “kitchen” area is probably a part of the estate that is open to the public, kind of like a museum (so the apples. like the pig on the rotisserie spit, is fake, and there for show. He did point out a section of the chateau is closed off and used as a private residence. Using it for film location purposes is a “maybe,” but I doubt there would be enough use by the studios to offset even a small part of the upkeep. It’s an interesting place, but that’s about it. Certainly not worth purchasing. It does, however, make for good youtube content. 😁
Thanks for your comment, it was very informative. Perhaps you know the answer to this question based on your previous comment: How does The French Culture Ministry deal with properties of this type where there is no "Jacques" to perform all the maintenance or the "Jacques" runs out of money to maintain the property? Given the significant restrictions on a property once it is designated as "MH", I would imagine that there are MH properties in France that no one can afford to maintain and there are no financial or real estate strategies, due to the restrictions on MH status, to make the property economically viable.
@@artpro5930 Wish I could help, but I don't know the answers to your specific questions. As for MH properties being unaffordable, I would agree that would be the case. One must assume they end up as "state" properties.
If a property like this isn’t owned by a National Trust, then the movie set idea is good. I think it should be a tourist destination and it’s like the best wedding/event venue ever created.
Many countries NTs use their sites for films and tv. It helps offset the cost of maintaining the estates. At least this is my experience working for NT in the UK and whose sites were film locations.
That's a good call. It's beautiful to look at and I'd love to visit and walk the grounds, but I can't imagine anyone actually living there. The monthly expenses just to maintain everything, including cooks, maids, security, etc has to be close to $1 mil.
@@topspot4834 I would bet its well over 10 million. 15 high end landscapers alone is gonna be 1 million plus not to mention all their equipment and supplies. then a place like this would need full time carpenters, masons, plumbing and electric specialists.. not to mention the regular maids, cooks etc.
So i did some research on Jacques afforded this. He bought the estate for pennies. It was in a derelict state. Further he has been able to write off most or all of the cost of the restoration and maintenance off of his taxes. I think this includes his immense art acquisitions for the estate. Also may have moved part of the ownership/control of the estate to a non profit org. It looks like he made his money not from inheriting it by legitimately being one of the top Ultra Lux hotel designers in the world. If you look at some of his designs you'll see what I mean. He made some smart investments in his early life and sold his properties to fund the purchase of this estate which has been his residence (maybe only) when he isnt traveling for work.
Jacques Garcia became rich and famous by renovating the Sultan of Brunei's "hotel particulier" in Paris in the early nineties. He then used the cash to buy this derelict castle. Then he redesigned many ultra luxury hotels, which funded the renovation of this castle.
No I agree its not 1869 and its not cool. Its a crime in North America to dig up Indigenous graves. That law was necessary because families ancestors were being dig up and sold like a painting. So in keeping with how disrespectful the colonials were to the living as well.
Lol Arvin is so American, it cracks me up. "Sub-divide the lots and build single family houses" lol... Not sure that's allowed on a palace that pre-dated the freaking Versailles. PS: and it was very fashionable for rich Europeans to collect mummies back in the days.
Yeah haha there is no way his suggestion of subdivision is close to legal. I guarantee that this building has historical protections in law, like many castles and estates in the UK. You can't just turn it into a housing estate... I feel like Arvin missed the entire point of these types of estates. They're not meant to be practical, wealth generating family homes - they're supposed to be stupid and ridiculous displays of wealth. That was the objective of the people who built them.
Arvind, owning this type of property is not about subdividing the land. It is about the grandiosity. You don't just get rid of those gardens. They are practically national treasures. They add a tremendous value to the property not just from a historical perspective, but from a real estate perspective. Where else can you enjoy such luxurious gardens in a private property? This is not a property for the typical ultra wealthy person. This is a property that is more than a trophy. It's a landmark.
Honestly, buying even more land arround it may be the way to go. One could build some (style fitting) ouses on it and rent it out as a holiday / spa resort, with the gardens and main mansion as recreational facilities, with an entertainment function (i,e. sctually using the greek theater of historical theatre plays etc.).
@@ru2225 So what? Notre Dame cathedral is mostly a replica of the original after it largely burned down some years ago and was reopened this past week. And it's still considered a national treasure. Just because an object that is newer has replaced the older original that was destroyed / removed, does lower the value of the new one especially when it's unique and high quality.
@@em84c I've been thinking that lately too. Are you aware of the CEO of a Healthcare company being shot in NYC because of their Greed? The shooter is becoming a "Robin Hood".
Yes. I could see an owner being so afraid to touch anything, especially if he had children, that the entire property would be sequestered and the billionaire owner living in a restricted area. And trembling the entire time about all the valuables. A friend of mine has such an elaborate dining room with exquisite furniture that nobody is allowed in the room including the owner and his family. They eat in the kitchen! I thought: why even have it if you are afraid to use it? I could see this so well in a property like this.
Appreciated your candid comments. 1) This property is a phantasy of a shopaholic decorator, has little real historic value. 2) It does cost €20k+ to turn waterworks on in Europe, reason why major palaces do it merely few times a year. 3) I don't think Les Monuments would allow the property to be divided. 4) Yes, unfortunately a white elephant.
I used to watch the mansion and penthouse tours from time to time, but after watching your videos i don't even bother, i just wait for your reaction. Lucky for me the UA-cam algorithm chose to put your channel in my recommendations
Looks like last year the owner (Jacques Garcia) sold some of the best furniture and paintings in the house and raised $8.7 million. Proceeds from the sale will fund a foundation Garcia is creating to preserve the estate.
Good grief Arvin - you have lived in the US far too long - you think like an American. This Chateau is nothing like anything you'd find in America - this was built for Aristocracy - not an American tycoon. You don't just sub-divide the land and sell it off - how extremely crass and bourgeois to suggest that.
Hi Arvin, l found your channel today and have got NOTHING done!!!! Love yr honesty & knowledge. For those who think you're just critiquing are missing the whole point of what you're doing, you are trying to help people from making huge financial mistakes. Cheers from Gold Coast Australia 🇦🇺
Arvin, I'm French, I love your videos but to create a gated community or anything like that can't work. This place is in the middle of nowhere and the land cost anything without the Château. The only value of this propriety come from the fact it's a piece of French history and it should stay like that. Also Jacques Garcia is wealthy because of his real estate investment in France.
Mon dieu qu’est-ce que j’ai ris avec cette vidéo 😂😂😂 Il est excellent pour vendre des maisons au US mais là ça lui passe complètement au-dessus de la tête ! Surtout que le château n’est pas à vendre, c’est seulement ouvert à la location, mais j’ai tellement ris que cela n’a même pas d’importance 😂😂😂😂😂
Whatever you say, I love this property. If money was to buy me something, this would be the top thing on my list. It is a homage to architecture, arts, history, cultures, and science. Almost all authentic pieces. Hardly see any knock offs.
I'm telling you that guy is printing his own money. There's no way he's buying a piece of art every day, and not just any art but authentic art like that dead body😂
Jacques Garcia is super renowned interior designer. It cracked me up you calling him Jacques Chirac 😂 And indeed this property is not meant to be an investment. This is for the few passionate who truly loves what it’s. The thing is: you buy a state/property that is in an anguished condition, renovate it, and then spend years collecting all the antiques. There’s quite a few people doing it right now, and documenting it here on UA-cam, like the channel The Chateau Diaries!
@@S.1-I-I-1-1He is worth much more considering he sold and bought houses. Also, as it is an historical monument they got tax reductions and money from the state for maintenance.
So glad I found your channel. It takes a lot for me to get the WOW factor. (Like the OSU signal) but this sure did! I HATE the dead animal part I must say. Thank you for posting this!!
This video was really entertaining hands up! For entertainment companies, donating to the state as a museum is all they can do with it. The place is weird. When Erik went downstairs through that creepy dead animal area I thought he would find Dracula's coffin lol. he was basically running out of that area lol
Arvin, I think you left out a realistic use for the insane property. There are so many billionaires around these days who can easily afford the $25 million/year upkeep tab and would enjoy reveling in the extravagant gardens and vast interior spaces. Think of all the 300 foot yachts that cost $200 million to build and have annual running costs of $20 million. One thing I noticed is that a new owner would have to be short stature. The tour guide had to duck his head under almost all doorways and duck under many ledges going down stairs. The property appears to be a semi-museum already. The lower-level kitchen areas were all fenced to keep people from entering them, much like a historical mansion such as Versailles. Although the many rooms filled with stuffed dead animals were really creepy, I did enjoy the rigid, highly-formal gardens.
With this video Arvin just shows that he he usually deals with "lower" echelons of wealth. There are so many ultra wealthy people around the globe that have muliti billions and for them maintenance of this place would be penuts. Also idea of "dividing the lots" just show how little contact with truly rich people he has. Person buying this place, has no need for "dividing lots" and is not buying place like this for "investment"
@user-oh9ou8zo5o Again, person who can afford place like this, has several residences and can afford "EXACTLY what he wants" several times over. When you enter this range of wealth, money is not an issue. Also this chateau is anything but "cheap cheap cheap LOOKING" this historical residence, that was designed by Louis le Vau, the architect behind Versailles. Current owner bought it for pennies in 1992 and restored it to its former glory.
What started off as me just enjoying a few of your videos where you shit on Dubai properties (as someone who had to work in marketing for real estate in this place and knows how much bs goes into it) that the UA-cam algorithm brought me has turned into a binge-watch of your videos lmao Thank you, algorithm gods 😂
Originally built at a time when the aristocracy were in mad competition to out-lavish their palaces and one-up each other, this is truly an historic national treasure and one can only view it as such. Frankly, I commend the owner for committing to the restoration, and making it as authentic as he possibly could with the art treasures he has populated it. The French are VERY protective of their patrimony, and I'm sure this chateau is subject to all kinds of strictures about use, maintenance, and possible sale. A foreigner will NEVER be able to own this property. There is a well-known incident where an important landmark was covertly sold to a Japanese consortium. The French government found out about it and, outraged, arrested the buyers at the airport [!], arrested the sellers, and confiscated the property. I do not see this video as a sales pitch, but more as a puff piece designed to draw interest, and lure visitors to a living museum. IMHO, any outrage about use, decor, or whatever, is completely misplaced, for it needs to be viewed in the context of the time it was erected.
Fantastic channel. Congratulations! Finally, someone who speaks the truth about many of those MANSIONs with entirely subjective value that do not align with reality. Sending a big hug from Brazil.
Nah, i think he is better to stick with newly built modern buildings. I don't think he understands about europian or asian old mansion, its historical value or that this houses are literally under state protection. Owners have no right to destroy it, divide it or modernize it . He probably works with new money clients and not nobles with mansions. Zero knowledge in this fiels it seems.
41:27 but there is a word for it, macabre. Personally I love it, probably wouldn't change a thing. It's a window into a time long gone by, when there was a different norm on what is acceptable. As you've said it's the perfect location for shooting movies/tv shows, but not only that it's also an amazing venue for hosting concerts ranging from classical to modern or even upper echelon weddings.
"exposing Masons and the illuminati." Lol.......I must have missed the knights templar crosses and the Bavarian overthrow of French royalty, in that museum.
he actually is. in freemasonry back in the older days some architects were highly revered for shaping nature to their will in accordance with holy geometry. The house also had numerous freemason imagery in it.
The guy has a mummy in his library/art gallery. Who has a corpse in their house and seen it as 'art piece'? And that man made cave, screaming 'sacrifice ritual' vibe. The oh hell nah meters is up on the roof.
In 2023, Jacques Garcia sold a portion of his prized antiques collection at an auction with Sotheby’s in Paris. The sale included 75 lots from his extensive collection of furniture, art, and decorative arts.
I appreciate the balance and practicality you bring to these programs. I wonder if you could critique some of the Grand Design homes and Grand Design Australia. I would be interested in hearing your thoughts
He didnt screw up, he said 45 acres...not hectares. He said the GARDEN is 45 acres, the entire properly is 350 acres. Arvin just needs to have something to say and a lot is personal opinion. I believe the best use of this property is to recreate what they have done with the Vanderbilt estate. Build a modern amenity hotel that feels like it was built in the same era and use the main house as a b&b with restaurants and a spa and a farm or winery/distillery
In European castles and palaces big events are usually hosted in the courtyard, and not somewhere in the park. Most of them are used as some sort of museum, hotel, wedding venue, etc. so they have been adapted for those uses with modern kitchens, backstage rooms, offices, toilets, wardrobes, storage rooms, technical facilities, electricity, water, wastewater, and so on. If you're wondering why you don't see that in tours of the grand representational rooms: It's usually in the former stables, servants quarters, storage vaults, agricultural yards (yes, most palaces were or are also farms), etc. and those have nearly always been on the ground floor of the palace and/or in a side wing off of the courtyard. So if you are hosting an event you're doing it in the courtyard as the amenities are already there. You also already got access for trucks, emergency vehicles and footpaths wide and stable enough for hundreds of people.
It's already like a museum. As a French person living in Normandy, I have visited this property a few times. You can tour the garden and some parts of the chateau (many chateau owners offer this to generate money for renovation etc). You can rent the central courtyard for concerts and other events. French rules for historical monuments are very strict, so I'm not sure if you can sell the land for building purposes. This place is not really "livable" but it's a wonderful experience to visit in real life. You could visit it three times and still not cover half of what there is to discover. The rooms he toured are not meant for living nowadays; they are typically the ones visitors see after buying a ticket. For the cost of the renovation a huge part is taking care by the state, as it's a "monument historique" (the fact that it's a "monument historique" mean that you can't do anything). 47:43 no he does not use those rooms as a every day rooms, those are made for staging for visitors
I got a kick out of you doing a reaction to the lavish Chateau du Champ-de-Bataille and eerie Masonic grotto. Therefore, I was surprised to read a few comments grumbling about you covering a property that only a handful of billionaires can afford, as if the $100-250M properties you review are within most of your viewers' price range! As a new subscriber who binged on your videos, I dig your recent format.
You don't subdivide this. You build a city around this, and this gives value to the city. It becomes like NY's Central Park. Well that's my vision, it makes sense to me as a vision but it would take very exceptional and unlikely to happen conditions for it to become materialized.
I get that a real estate agent is supposed to hype up a property, but Erik's performance is waaaay over the top. If I lived in this garish mansion I would honesty be worried about a "peasant" uprising.
Watching this 6 mos since first posted to YT; how about an update on whether or not this property sold, and if not what is its current asking price. Maybe you could do a video about all the recent properties that you have reviewed that haven't sold. Really enjoy your reviews. Lots of tips for every home owner, regardless of means.
This propriety was never for sale. You can look into Jacques’ plans for it. He’s been in many interviews. Arvin kinda winged the react, understandably to some degree. He rents a “small” part, like 1/4, there’s a restaurant and cafe, there’s tours open for the public. It’s obviously protected and gets aid from the government. He worked on a fund to preserve it, and after his death or when he wants to move it goes to the gov as a museum.
Arvin before the video starts : you should subdivide the lot and get rid of half the gardens. Video starts : this castle if the prototype for Versailles, they were both designed by the same guy. Yea, probably not.
Living in England, we took school tritrips to these types of palaces. Having such beautiful symmetrical gardens was the flex. Not sports cars & rolex, but huge gardens. Bigger than the chateau in the bext province.
Saying the best use for this land is subdividing is like saying the best use for the Whitehouse and its land is as farmland. This is, from what I can tell, partially funded by a non profit and a bit from the French government as well as Jacques. This is history and the fact that Jacques is willing to spend this much time gathering artefacts, art and meticulously placing each and every object with such care shows that this is a passion project, not an investment. This isn't real estate anymore. Its art and history now.
People around the world underestimate the wealth of old europe which came from blundering multiple continents overs hundreds of years. ... yes, those billion figure sounds irrational and ofc are mostly theory given how few could afford it ... but the buildings alone already are historical artifacts of high value and then the thousands of artifacts in there stack up the value far further. A single sculpture or painting can easily amount to multiple millions simply because the artist is worldfamous for hundreds of years already and the first owners already were ultrarich people of historical significance. Buying that chateau and its land would mean buying a museum filled to the brim, its not a mansion.
Thanks Arvin, I respect your direct and honest comments like, it looks like masonic & sat**ic creepy..... . And because of the human beeing. 😟 I totally agree. 🙈 I really appreciate this authentic type of character. And your kind of humor.
They renovated and subdivided an old sugar plantation in my town. I was against this stuff at first but the land is unbelievably beautiful. The main house has main rooms accessible to tenants and 5 massive apartments. The Appartment complexes and townhomes over the estate are some of the most beautiful!
The upkeep on the hedges and landscape alone must be astronomical. Not to be funny but I've seen much smaller estates run into 6 figures so I wouldn't be surprised if we're talking 7 figures a year just to maintain the landscaping for this place. That's insane.
It was told that there was 15 fulltime gardeners employed year round, and we are talking expensive gardeners here, it is a mimimum of 1 mil € a year at the very least.
I think the best way to monetize this property is to open it to tours, just as they do for Versaille. You could sell multi day tickets for the tours. No one could possibly see all of this in a single day. You could book overnight or multi day stays in the rooms for visitors and I'm sure hotels and restaurants and shops in the area could, or already are making a substantial amount of money on tourism as it is. As far as using it for movie sets, how many movies can one make in these areas before audiences begin to notice the same scenes in different movies?
The first thing I would do before I moved in would be to replace everything that would remind me of a dead animal. If I could afford the house I could afford to do that. Regarding filming, the studios can build that place from scratch for cheaper than that place would have to charge. Studios would have to pay the insurance in case they damaged something...oh my goodness! How do we know some of that stuff isn't fake? Erik is so tall and some areas are tiny, he had to have a little claustrophobia. Was that Erik's wife with him? I get it now...Erik did this tour so he could write off his trip! 🤣😂Smart, Erik! Great job, Arvin! Thanks for sharing.
@ 23:15 That’s not a swimming pool, it’s just a fountain, a long fountain. There’s one in DC in front of the Lincoln Memorial that bigger than this one, but it’s NOT a swimming pool either.
Who else went from watching luxury house tours most of the time to now just watching Arvin? You gave a lot of people a new perspective.
thanks guys ... i really appreciate all the support
Arvin give the makers credit for making the videos that he can critique form his armchair! 😂 ❤ 🎉
Same for me!
He's the only one who's honest and he's not afraid to tell it like it is. The other guys are all about fluff and hype, and it makes sense bc they're trying to advertise/sell the properties, just like your typical broker. They probably wouldnt get much work if they were actually honest about the deficiencies of the properties.
For real, I just watch Arvin now.
Hello i'm french and i live in Normandie not far from this château. I'm a great fan of your channel and i really enjoy your comments so relevant and well seen! I do enjoy Enes's channel as well and however appreciate the way you find out the flaws in his sometimes dythirambic descriptions. As far as the château du Champ de Bataille is concerned, you react as an american real estate agent. This huge property is definitely not for sale. Jacues Garcia's goal was to restore a gem of historical heritage. I have visited regularly this place over the last 20 years and what has been done there is stunning! I am a teacher and i went there with my pupils twice. The staff had organised a "treasure hunt" in the entire garden. It was so great!! OK this property is "insane" but its destiny is absolutely not to be divided in lots. Profitability in this case is not the point.
I agree. This is a historical property. It may be a money sink, but you're keeping a piece of history.
Did I mention I live nearby as well
Im not french, not even european, and i was utterly offended at the mere suggestion of subdividing. Only an uncultured swine...
@user-cl8dx7iy4o You are absolutely correct and I completely agree with you. Except I am sorry to say In my comment to Arvin I said he was vulgar and his comments were something a cheap tourist would say while touring the grounds eating McDonalds. You were much kinder to him than I so I tip my hat to you a better gentleman or lady than I.
In my country, Uruguay, we also have rich people that have built/inherited lavish properties and they open them to the public year round, some for free or very low fee to anyone. and yes they do find other ways to get a lot of money to maintain them but thousands of people go to these places as if they were a public park opened by the millionaire owners that enjoy dedicating their lives to sharing the arts and culture of their nation that transcends their individual existence.
" you react as an american real estate agent" came to the same conclusion 13 minutes in haha
I love watching videos of these french families (many middle class) putting so much effort into restoring palaces, chateaus, castles and so on to both live and open them for the wider public.
Thanks Arvin, I almost pay for this property in cash but after seeing this video I’ll decided to go back to my underground Ratatouille studio in NYC instead
Imagine the mummies speaking to you at night and you need GPS to run out from your own house while holding a Napoleon light pole
ya lets wait for something better to come on the market
Who spends half of their life building one house lol
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@@techzone6414 A lot of families, actually.
If the building is registered as a "historical building/monument" with the French ministry of culture, you can do nothing but maintenance, no subdivision, no new buildings, no modernization, whatever work you want to do on the existing buildings have to be approved by a listed expert architect. and you're obliged by law to keep it in good shape or you loose it.
Do those restrictions apply to the interiors too?
@@jackesioto I believe you can write off some interior upgrades in your taxes. The government sometimes pay half the cost for major works such as roof etc.
Since watching Arvins channel, I have not lost any money on buying a mansion. Thanks Arvin!
thats what im here for
Community service!
Yeah I was thinking about buying some lux house, but decided to buy bag of chips instead.
Hi Arvin. Concerning the acreage, The Committee of Parks and Gardens of the French Ministry of Culture lists it as 138 hectare (so 341 acres).
Subdividing isn’t likely an option. The French Culture Ministry lists it with a Protection Classification of “MH” which is to say it is a historical monument and any work on the property, including land usage is subject to approval of the government.
And selling it? Well, since it is a historical monument, “it cannot be transferred (sold, bequeathed, given, etc.) without first informing the Minister of Culture.” Likewise, no new construction may be built against the protected building without the prior consent of the Minister. (And even if you could subdivide, the location is literally in the middle of nowhere so I doubt anyone would build there.)
However, having MH status means that “maintenance is partially funded by the state, and tax exemption is possible for owners.” also “Maintenance, repair and restoration work carried out for the conservation of the building may benefit from state aid (limited to 40% of the total amount, but cumulative with those, if any, from other communities)”
The “kitchen” area is probably a part of the estate that is open to the public, kind of like a museum (so the apples. like the pig on the rotisserie spit, is fake, and there for show. He did point out a section of the chateau is closed off and used as a private residence.
Using it for film location purposes is a “maybe,” but I doubt there would be enough use by the studios to offset even a small part of the upkeep.
It’s an interesting place, but that’s about it. Certainly not worth purchasing. It does, however, make for good youtube content. 😁
Most valuable comment! Thank you for the details - it makes much more sense now
Best comment indeed!
thank you so much for all this information.. i really appreciate it
Thanks for your comment, it was very informative.
Perhaps you know the answer to this question based on your previous comment:
How does The French Culture Ministry deal with properties of this type where there is no "Jacques" to perform all the maintenance or the "Jacques" runs out of money to maintain the property?
Given the significant restrictions on a property once it is designated as "MH", I would imagine that there are MH properties in France that no one can afford to maintain and there are no financial or real estate strategies, due to the restrictions on MH status, to make the property economically viable.
@@artpro5930 Wish I could help, but I don't know the answers to your specific questions. As for MH properties being unaffordable, I would agree that would be the case. One must assume they end up as "state" properties.
If a property like this isn’t owned by a National Trust, then the movie set idea is good. I think it should be a tourist destination and it’s like the best wedding/event venue ever created.
Many countries NTs use their sites for films and tv. It helps offset the cost of maintaining the estates. At least this is my experience working for NT in the UK and whose sites were film locations.
That's a good call. It's beautiful to look at and I'd love to visit and walk the grounds, but I can't imagine anyone actually living there. The monthly expenses just to maintain everything, including cooks, maids, security, etc has to be close to $1 mil.
It is a tourist destination. you can visit and tour the garden for 15 euros.
@@topspot4834 I would bet its well over 10 million. 15 high end landscapers alone is gonna be 1 million plus not to mention all their equipment and supplies. then a place like this would need full time carpenters, masons, plumbing and electric specialists.. not to mention the regular maids, cooks etc.
part of it could even be a B&B
The sale story is true. the land + house has some other deeper Occult meaning
So how much would it cost
erik shoutout to you for responding to these vids, you guys should seriously collab - would be awesome
You should’ve never agreed to do a video about a crap property. But hey .. what gets the views right 🥴
Thank you for responding to this video! I remember watching this video when you posted it and thinking this place was absolutely bonkers.
Nah bro tell the truth whose financing the maintenance of that thing😭😭😭
So i did some research on Jacques afforded this.
He bought the estate for pennies. It was in a derelict state. Further he has been able to write off most or all of the cost of the restoration and maintenance off of his taxes. I think this includes his immense art acquisitions for the estate. Also may have moved part of the ownership/control of the estate to a non profit org.
It looks like he made his money not from inheriting it by legitimately being one of the top Ultra Lux hotel designers in the world. If you look at some of his designs you'll see what I mean.
He made some smart investments in his early life and sold his properties to fund the purchase of this estate which has been his residence (maybe only) when he isnt traveling for work.
Thanks this was great
This dude was smart.
Writing off something does not mean you don’t have to pay for it.
@@ArvinHaddadOfficial You would benefit from doing some research before offering speculation on how someone afforded their estate.
He didn't buy the house for a few pennies what the hell are you babbling about?
Jacques Garcia became rich and famous by renovating the Sultan of Brunei's "hotel particulier" in Paris in the early nineties. He then used the cash to buy this derelict castle. Then he redesigned many ultra luxury hotels, which funded the renovation of this castle.
That’s cool
"ThaT's a human remain. You can't have it as a decor piece" cracked me up lol
Just watching this section, his voice went up in octaves & crazy 😂
No I agree its not 1869 and its not cool. Its a crime in North America to dig up Indigenous graves. That law was necessary because families ancestors were being dig up and sold like a painting. So in keeping with how disrespectful the colonials were to the living as well.
That cracked me up to as well as the sight of Eric in his pajamas! OMG this video was an eye opener!
So do we have to go back to naked living people for interior design?
Yea in the 1700s having a mummy was really all the rage. People even ate mummy bits to cure disease. Seriously.
Lol Arvin is so American, it cracks me up. "Sub-divide the lots and build single family houses" lol... Not sure that's allowed on a palace that pre-dated the freaking Versailles.
PS: and it was very fashionable for rich Europeans to collect mummies back in the days.
That was kind of my reaction as well. Do what you want w/ the facilities, rent them out or whatever...but KEEP THE LAND
Yeah haha there is no way his suggestion of subdivision is close to legal. I guarantee that this building has historical protections in law, like many castles and estates in the UK. You can't just turn it into a housing estate...
I feel like Arvin missed the entire point of these types of estates. They're not meant to be practical, wealth generating family homes - they're supposed to be stupid and ridiculous displays of wealth. That was the objective of the people who built them.
I'm a US citizen and that was crazy to me too haha
I get your point, but mummies as decor needs to go
Most mummies no longer exist because they were eaten.
I love Arvin's sense of humor. He's witty, sarcastic, and honest!
You would need a drug cartel rinsing its money to finance this.
im an architect and have been working almost 2 years now after my bachelor and i learn so much from you
subsrcibed
love u sir
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
Arvind, owning this type of property is not about subdividing the land. It is about the grandiosity. You don't just get rid of those gardens. They are practically national treasures. They add a tremendous value to the property not just from a historical perspective, but from a real estate perspective. Where else can you enjoy such luxurious gardens in a private property? This is not a property for the typical ultra wealthy person. This is a property that is more than a trophy. It's a landmark.
Honestly, buying even more land arround it may be the way to go. One could build some (style fitting) ouses on it and rent it out as a holiday / spa resort, with the gardens and main mansion as recreational facilities, with an entertainment function (i,e. sctually using the greek theater of historical theatre plays etc.).
It is definitely not for some uncultured , uneducated new money Americans for sure
Americans really don't understand gardens - they don't make money. And they call them yards.
What history? It’s a replica of the original garden, not the original garden itself…
@@ru2225 So what? Notre Dame cathedral is mostly a replica of the original after it largely burned down some years ago and was reopened this past week. And it's still considered a national treasure. Just because an object that is newer has replaced the older original that was destroyed / removed, does lower the value of the new one especially when it's unique and high quality.
Opulence like this is why the French revolution happened.
i think its getting time for another one...
@@em84c I've been thinking that lately too. Are you aware of the CEO of a Healthcare company being shot in NYC because of their Greed? The shooter is becoming a "Robin Hood".
It doesn’t feel like a home, this is more like a museum.
i agree
I think it should be open to the public it's too historic
Yes. I could see an owner being so afraid to touch anything, especially if he had children, that the entire property would be sequestered and the billionaire owner living in a restricted area. And trembling the entire time about all the valuables. A friend of mine has such an elaborate dining room with exquisite furniture that nobody is allowed in the room including the owner and his family. They eat in the kitchen! I thought: why even have it if you are afraid to use it? I could see this so well in a property like this.
It is, most of the rooms we can see are intended for the public
It is a museum. You can visit
Appreciated your candid comments.
1) This property is a phantasy of a shopaholic decorator, has little real historic value.
2) It does cost €20k+ to turn waterworks on in Europe, reason why major palaces do it merely few times a year.
3) I don't think Les Monuments would allow the property to be divided.
4) Yes, unfortunately a white elephant.
I used to watch the mansion and penthouse tours from time to time, but after watching your videos i don't even bother, i just wait for your reaction. Lucky for me the UA-cam algorithm chose to put your channel in my recommendations
I'm enjoying your sense of humor. The grotto really pegged my Creep-O-Meter.
Looks like last year the owner (Jacques Garcia) sold some of the best furniture and paintings in the house and raised $8.7 million. Proceeds from the sale will fund a foundation Garcia is creating to preserve the estate.
thanks for letting me know pal
Good grief Arvin - you have lived in the US far too long - you think like an American. This Chateau is nothing like anything you'd find in America - this was built for Aristocracy - not an American tycoon. You don't just sub-divide the land and sell it off - how extremely crass and bourgeois to suggest that.
Instead of renting it they should open it to the public & charge admission as they do with the castles in England.
According to another poster they already do.
They do. You can visit the garden for 15 Euros and parts of the Chateau can be rented for Weddings and company events etc.
They do.
They already do.
Hi Arvin, l found your channel today and have got NOTHING done!!!! Love yr honesty & knowledge. For those who think you're just critiquing are missing the whole point of what you're doing, you are trying to help people from making huge financial mistakes. Cheers from Gold Coast Australia 🇦🇺
Arvin, I'm French, I love your videos but to create a gated community or anything like that can't work. This place is in the middle of nowhere and the land cost anything without the Château. The only value of this propriety come from the fact it's a piece of French history and it should stay like that. Also Jacques Garcia is wealthy because of his real estate investment in France.
Mon dieu qu’est-ce que j’ai ris avec cette vidéo 😂😂😂
Il est excellent pour vendre des maisons au US mais là ça lui passe complètement au-dessus de la tête !
Surtout que le château n’est pas à vendre, c’est seulement ouvert à la location, mais j’ai tellement ris que cela n’a même pas d’importance 😂😂😂😂😂
@@RenBraziloui il parle d’un marché qu’il connaît pas donc il raconte n’importe quoi. Il est bien meilleur aux US effectivement 🤣
thanks for letting me know
Whatever you say, I love this property. If money was to buy me something, this would be the top thing on my list. It is a homage to architecture, arts, history, cultures, and science. Almost all authentic pieces. Hardly see any knock offs.
Too bad its a money pit
I'm telling you that guy is printing his own money. There's no way he's buying a piece of art every day, and not just any art but authentic art like that dead body😂
Putin front?
Jacques Garcia is super renowned interior designer. It cracked me up you calling him Jacques Chirac 😂
And indeed this property is not meant to be an investment. This is for the few passionate who truly loves what it’s.
The thing is: you buy a state/property that is in an anguished condition, renovate it, and then spend years collecting all the antiques.
There’s quite a few people doing it right now, and documenting it here on UA-cam, like the channel The Chateau Diaries!
That's my dream life!
Garcia is worth about 10 million, how can he afford this?
I’ve already answered that on the third part of this commentary. You don’t buy it grand as it is now, you build it! Years or work!
@@gemstonesparkle7915 How can someone with just ten million build and maintain this? Doesn't make any sense.
@@S.1-I-I-1-1He is worth much more considering he sold and bought houses. Also, as it is an historical monument they got tax reductions and money from the state for maintenance.
imagine being the camera guy and hitting anything with all the camera gear you have to carry
So glad I found your channel. It takes a lot for me to get the WOW factor. (Like the OSU signal) but this sure did! I HATE the dead animal part I must say. Thank you for posting this!!
This video was really entertaining hands up! For entertainment companies, donating to the state as a museum is all they can do with it. The place is weird. When Erik went downstairs through that creepy dead animal area I thought he would find Dracula's coffin lol. he was basically running out of that area lol
thank you for always supporting the channel
You could never sell off “parcels” because it’s a French Heritage site, you’d never get planning permission.
sell it off to a german lol....
Not sure how your channel came up, but am loving your videos! So much fun!
This has become my new favourite channel.
thank you sir
Arvin, I think you left out a realistic use for the insane property. There are so many billionaires around these days who can easily afford the $25 million/year upkeep tab and would enjoy reveling in the extravagant gardens and vast interior spaces. Think of all the 300 foot yachts that cost $200 million to build and have annual running costs of $20 million.
One thing I noticed is that a new owner would have to be short stature. The tour guide had to duck his head under almost all doorways and duck under many ledges going down stairs.
The property appears to be a semi-museum already. The lower-level kitchen areas were all fenced to keep people from entering them, much like a historical mansion such as Versailles.
Although the many rooms filled with stuffed dead animals were really creepy, I did enjoy the rigid, highly-formal gardens.
With this video Arvin just shows that he he usually deals with "lower" echelons of wealth. There are so many ultra wealthy people around the globe that have muliti billions and for them maintenance of this place would be penuts. Also idea of "dividing the lots" just show how little contact with truly rich people he has. Person buying this place, has no need for "dividing lots" and is not buying place like this for "investment"
@user-oh9ou8zo5o Again, person who can afford place like this, has several residences and can afford "EXACTLY what he wants" several times over. When you enter this range of wealth, money is not an issue. Also this chateau is anything but "cheap cheap cheap LOOKING" this historical residence, that was designed by Louis le Vau, the architect behind Versailles. Current owner bought it for pennies in 1992 and restored it to its former glory.
regarding the height, just wanted to tell you that the tour guy in the video is legitimately like 7 feet tall lmao
What started off as me just enjoying a few of your videos where you shit on Dubai properties (as someone who had to work in marketing for real estate in this place and knows how much bs goes into it) that the UA-cam algorithm brought me has turned into a binge-watch of your videos lmao
Thank you, algorithm gods 😂
Thanks for supporting the channel
Originally built at a time when the aristocracy were in mad competition to out-lavish their palaces and one-up each other, this is truly an historic national treasure and one can only view it as such. Frankly, I commend the owner for committing to the restoration, and making it as authentic as he possibly could with the art treasures he has populated it.
The French are VERY protective of their patrimony, and I'm sure this chateau is subject to all kinds of strictures about use, maintenance, and possible sale. A foreigner will NEVER be able to own this property. There is a well-known incident where an important landmark was covertly sold to a Japanese consortium. The French government found out about it and, outraged, arrested the buyers at the airport [!], arrested the sellers, and confiscated the property.
I do not see this video as a sales pitch, but more as a puff piece designed to draw interest, and lure visitors to a living museum. IMHO, any outrage about use, decor, or whatever, is completely misplaced, for it needs to be viewed in the context of the time it was erected.
Fantastic channel. Congratulations! Finally, someone who speaks the truth about many of those MANSIONs with entirely subjective value that do not align with reality. Sending a big hug from Brazil.
thank you sir
Nah, i think he is better to stick with newly built modern buildings. I don't think he understands about europian or asian old mansion, its historical value or that this houses are literally under state protection. Owners have no right to destroy it, divide it or modernize it . He probably works with new money clients and not nobles with mansions. Zero knowledge in this fiels it seems.
I think he might be taking the piss in order to provide some entertainment. It's hard to tell. 😂
saved me so much cash today, definatly gonna get your council before I buy a giant french mansion with my leftover money.
Don't forget to set an alarm when the Louvre or the chateau de Versailles is on the market!
41:27 but there is a word for it, macabre. Personally I love it, probably wouldn't change a thing. It's a window into a time long gone by, when there was a different norm on what is acceptable. As you've said it's the perfect location for shooting movies/tv shows, but not only that it's also an amazing venue for hosting concerts ranging from classical to modern or even upper echelon weddings.
at least you cant complain about the private driveway here😅
Hahahahaha no you can’t
🤣
Hahaha amazing comment
Arvin here not only reviewing mansions but exposing freemasons and the illuminati. Great videos!
yeah... this home was my intro into that world. The symbolism was inescapable.
"exposing Masons and the illuminati." Lol.......I must have missed the knights templar crosses and the Bavarian overthrow of French royalty, in that museum.
@@erikvanconover man! don't even think of going into that world, normal life is complicated as it is, i hope you don't have nightmares anymore
The owner is a 333333333 degree free mason😂😂😂
for sure
he actually is. in freemasonry back in the older days some architects were highly revered for shaping nature to their will in accordance with holy geometry. The house also had numerous freemason imagery in it.
I'm getting "Devils Advocate" vibes from this owner
@@ant208as Arvin said: eyes wide shut.
The guy has a mummy in his library/art gallery. Who has a corpse in their house and seen it as 'art piece'? And that man made cave, screaming 'sacrifice ritual' vibe. The oh hell nah meters is up on the roof.
This house should be a museum/ tourist attraction.
This place ought to be a museum.
In 2023, Jacques Garcia sold a portion of his prized antiques collection at an auction with Sotheby’s in Paris. The sale included 75 lots from his extensive collection of furniture, art, and decorative arts.
I appreciate the balance and practicality you bring to these programs. I wonder if you could critique some of the Grand Design homes and Grand Design Australia. I would be interested in hearing your thoughts
I guess at least this one has the wow factor 😂
Look in the dictionary for 'wow factor' and its photo of this place.
more horrific -- or 'money pitt' may apply
This house reminds me of the game Resident Evil.
He didnt screw up, he said 45 acres...not hectares. He said the GARDEN is 45 acres, the entire properly is 350 acres. Arvin just needs to have something to say and a lot is personal opinion.
I believe the best use of this property is to recreate what they have done with the Vanderbilt estate. Build a modern amenity hotel that feels like it was built in the same era and use the main house as a b&b with restaurants and a spa and a farm or winery/distillery
In European castles and palaces big events are usually hosted in the courtyard, and not somewhere in the park. Most of them are used as some sort of museum, hotel, wedding venue, etc. so they have been adapted for those uses with modern kitchens, backstage rooms, offices, toilets, wardrobes, storage rooms, technical facilities, electricity, water, wastewater, and so on. If you're wondering why you don't see that in tours of the grand representational rooms: It's usually in the former stables, servants quarters, storage vaults, agricultural yards (yes, most palaces were or are also farms), etc. and those have nearly always been on the ground floor of the palace and/or in a side wing off of the courtyard. So if you are hosting an event you're doing it in the courtyard as the amenities are already there. You also already got access for trucks, emergency vehicles and footpaths wide and stable enough for hundreds of people.
It would be interesting to know if there is an underground stream and/or caverns canvassing beneath the structure.
I love it. I agree with you on most points. I’m a big fan of Enes Yilmazar as well.
Eric is very enthusiastic but has so much to learn
Just like your mom.
@McVaio my mom is dead but nice try
@@sherrykloster7489 Is she on display at the mansion?
I just watched that video on this place, it’s just insane, I guarantee there’s hidden rooms and dungeons, the pool area inside is so cool
Would be a fortune to change the floors to gray fake wood and sliding barn doors.
😂😂😂
Excellent insights, entertainment and comments, thank you Arvin 🙂
It's already like a museum. As a French person living in Normandy, I have visited this property a few times.
You can tour the garden and some parts of the chateau (many chateau owners offer this to generate money for renovation etc). You can rent the central courtyard for concerts and other events. French rules for historical monuments are very strict, so I'm not sure if you can sell the land for building purposes.
This place is not really "livable" but it's a wonderful experience to visit in real life. You could visit it three times and still not cover half of what there is to discover.
The rooms he toured are not meant for living nowadays; they are typically the ones visitors see after buying a ticket.
For the cost of the renovation a huge part is taking care by the state, as it's a "monument historique" (the fact that it's a "monument historique" mean that you can't do anything).
47:43 no he does not use those rooms as a every day rooms, those are made for staging for visitors
Thank you for writing this so I did not have to! The owner (s) would have funds and big tax considerations for a restoration of this scope.
Good thing I watched this before almost purchasing this property. I had the finger on the trigger 😅
The first ten seconds of the video consists of the most unlikely words I’d hear from a real estate video and I’m totally here for it lmao 😂😂
i spend a lot of time telling my clients not to purchase a property
Thank you for persuading me not to buy this property, I was about to...🤣
The rooms were divided like that in the chateau so after dinner women would retire to the lounge and the men would retire to the smoking room etc.
Just joined your channel! It's awesome! I can't wait for the next reaction video!!!!
I got a kick out of you doing a reaction to the lavish Chateau du Champ-de-Bataille and eerie Masonic grotto. Therefore, I was surprised to read a few comments grumbling about you covering a property that only a handful of billionaires can afford, as if the $100-250M properties you review are within most of your viewers' price range!
As a new subscriber who binged on your videos, I dig your recent format.
You don't subdivide this. You build a city around this, and this gives value to the city. It becomes like NY's Central Park. Well that's my vision, it makes sense to me as a vision but it would take very exceptional and unlikely to happen conditions for it to become materialized.
I get that a real estate agent is supposed to hype up a property, but Erik's performance is waaaay over the top. If I lived in this garish mansion I would honesty be worried about a "peasant" uprising.
5:03 I spat out my cereal 😂😂😂
Jacques Gonzales😂 I lost it
Watching this 6 mos since first posted to YT; how about an update on whether or not this property sold, and if not what is its current asking price. Maybe you could do a video about all the recent properties that you have reviewed that haven't sold. Really enjoy your reviews. Lots of tips for every home owner, regardless of means.
This propriety was never for sale. You can look into Jacques’ plans for it. He’s been in many interviews. Arvin kinda winged the react, understandably to some degree. He rents a “small” part, like 1/4, there’s a restaurant and cafe, there’s tours open for the public. It’s obviously protected and gets aid from the government. He worked on a fund to preserve it, and after his death or when he wants to move it goes to the gov as a museum.
the garden is like from that game myst from the 90's. the whole experience in fact. they could make a myst movie here that would be incredible
omg. it totally is!
Arvin before the video starts : you should subdivide the lot and get rid of half the gardens.
Video starts : this castle if the prototype for Versailles, they were both designed by the same guy.
Yea, probably not.
Yeah thinking about buying this just for a vacation home.
Living in England, we took school tritrips to these types of palaces. Having such beautiful symmetrical gardens was the flex. Not sports cars & rolex, but huge gardens. Bigger than the chateau in the bext province.
Saying the best use for this land is subdividing is like saying the best use for the Whitehouse and its land is as farmland. This is, from what I can tell, partially funded by a non profit and a bit from the French government as well as Jacques. This is history and the fact that Jacques is willing to spend this much time gathering artefacts, art and meticulously placing each and every object with such care shows that this is a passion project, not an investment.
This isn't real estate anymore. Its art and history now.
People around the world underestimate the wealth of old europe which came from blundering multiple continents overs hundreds of years.
... yes, those billion figure sounds irrational and ofc are mostly theory given how few could afford it ... but the buildings alone already are historical artifacts of high value and then the thousands of artifacts in there stack up the value far further. A single sculpture or painting can easily amount to multiple millions simply because the artist is worldfamous for hundreds of years already and the first owners already were ultrarich people of historical significance.
Buying that chateau and its land would mean buying a museum filled to the brim, its not a mansion.
15 expert gardeners full time, to maintain the gardens, just there is a $60,000+ monthly bill
Thanks Arvin,
I respect your direct and honest comments like, it looks like masonic & sat**ic creepy..... .
And because of the human beeing. 😟
I totally agree. 🙈
I really appreciate this authentic type of character. And your kind of humor.
I just booked the closest cemetery to commemorate my wedding anniversary. Great idea Arvin
crazy no?
@@ArvinHaddadOfficial Jacques Garcia past is even crazier than the house
@@ipadasherdo say more!
I just found you and I’m so happy! This video is hysterical 😂😂
4:55 I'm happy you pointed that out. I agree 100% with you. Its disrespect.
For rent? Can section 8 apply
section 8 baby great idea
Astonishing Museum 😮
This place is a freak show. Dead bodies on display, a ritual sacrifice chamber, the wheel chair come on
Yes! What’s not to like!!!
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Damn, I had my checkbook already ready.... damn, then to see your breakdown.😢😂❤
Keep doing these videos... People want to see the carnage of truth.
thank you
Seems small to me. I need more space.
hahhah
Honestly, it's so packed with crap you hardly got room to move around. I think my 50 sqm appt is more spacious than that.
They renovated and subdivided an old sugar plantation in my town.
I was against this stuff at first but the land is unbelievably beautiful.
The main house has main rooms accessible to tenants and 5 massive apartments.
The Appartment complexes and townhomes over the estate are some of the most beautiful!
The upkeep on the hedges and landscape alone must be astronomical. Not to be funny but I've seen much smaller estates run into 6 figures so I wouldn't be surprised if we're talking 7 figures a year just to maintain the landscaping for this place. That's insane.
It was told that there was 15 fulltime gardeners employed year round, and we are talking expensive gardeners here, it is a mimimum of 1 mil € a year at the very least.
@@bentalexranebundgaard4867 Agreed, the scale is incredible.
You could have a car race track or horse track so many different things you could put on that land that would actually help generate money as well
Dang, and I was this close to buying it! Thanks, Arvin.
“What you think they use this room for?” Hmmm, sacrificing virgins😂😂
Here! Here!
That means you are in serious danger.
I think the best way to monetize this property is to open it to tours, just as they do for Versaille. You could sell multi day tickets for the tours. No one could possibly see all of this in a single day. You could book overnight or multi day stays in the rooms for visitors and I'm sure hotels and restaurants and shops in the area could, or already are making a substantial amount of money on tourism as it is.
As far as using it for movie sets, how many movies can one make in these areas before audiences begin to notice the same scenes in different movies?
"Look at him! Look at him in his eyes! Can you go to bed tonight?" Had me absolutely dying 🤣
The first thing I would do before I moved in would be to replace everything that would remind me of a dead animal. If I could afford the house I could afford to do that. Regarding filming, the studios can build that place from scratch for cheaper than that place would have to charge. Studios would have to pay the insurance in case they damaged something...oh my goodness! How do we know some of that stuff isn't fake? Erik is so tall and some areas are tiny, he had to have a little claustrophobia. Was that Erik's wife with him? I get it now...Erik did this tour so he could write off his trip! 🤣😂Smart, Erik! Great job, Arvin! Thanks for sharing.
This video made me laugh sooo hard, made my day 😂😂😂
that makes me happy
This is giving a retired arms dealer residence feeling or Spectre headquarters. I do agree with the movie filming location idea.
@ 23:15 That’s not a swimming pool, it’s just a fountain, a long fountain. There’s one in DC in front of the Lincoln Memorial that bigger than this one, but it’s NOT a swimming pool either.
People do not buy this property just to make ROI; they buy it because they love the history and art of the place.
very entertaining and insightful commentary Arvin!
thanks
Your reactions vids are 1000x more fun than the originals!