Thread by @StevenTDennis

First up on #FridayNightZillow: A Kentucky prepper paradise built by a Republican liquor store magnate after OBAMA was elected, complete with a $3M ☢️NUCLEAR/BIOLOGICAL/CHEMICAL FALLOUT SHELTER.

It's *NUTS.* And there's a lot more to the story... 1/
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Per the Lexington Herald-Leader, liquor store magnate C. Wesley Morgan said he just wanted to feel safe and also worried about civil war.

He later served one term as a GOP state rep, where, per the paper, he sponsored bills helpful to liquor stores.
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Morgan ran against Mitch McConnell in last year's GOP primary, winning a little over 6% of the vote. The house was featured during a previous listing by Zillow Gone Wild, prompting the newspaper story, which is worth your 99 cents.

This is a LOT of Mountain House food for hiding out from whatever Obama was going to unleash.... Strawberries, anyone? #FridayNightZillow

The top of the megamansion above the bunker is nicer than most, and comes with 200 acres in case, I suppose, you need to fend for yourself and rebuild society after the apocalypse.

I could totally live here?

$6.5M, 9BR, 10BA, 14.5K sf. #FridayNightZillow

House also comes with its own natural gas wells - I DID say it was a prepper paradise - plus underground propane tanks, water tanks, water well, generators, geothermal, 100-yard escape tunnel, backup escape tunnel.

You could sell tickets to this. "Come see..."
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They probably could have cleaned the garage, assuming that's what this is #FridayNightZillow. I for one would rather have seen some pics of the sweet escape tunnels!

I assume the tanning bed -- I think that's what this is? -- would be helpful if you are stuck underground for a year waiting for the radiation to die down? #FridayNightZillow

This is a Star Wars-themed home theater. It's awesome and it's on #FridayNightZillow. The house, in Covington, Louisiana, is also wild... zillow.com/homedetails/17…

Looks like the theatre lobby even has a life-sized C-3PO and R2-D2. The chairs look super comfy and I am not embarrassed to say I love this. #FridayNightZillow cc: @Grace_Segers @HamillHimself @byrdinator

The rest of the house is kind of standard-fare rich person megamansion.

"A French Creole Plantation Manor of elegance and grace"

Stables, pool, porches, nice kitchen. Nice all around, if you're into that sort of thing.

5BR, 9BA, 13K+ sf., 60 acres

$5.45M
#FridayNightZillow

There is one room I could see @dcbigjohn hanging out in: The room for live music has a stage. #FridayNightZillow

The library is nice too. #FridayNightZillow

Up next: An affordable Star Wars-themed house. #FridayNightZillow

Things are cheaper in Missouri. $298K buys you 5BR, 2BA, 2K sf, *6 acres* and a Tatooine-inspired exterior. The interior is as boring as they get, sadly. But I promised affordable Star Wars, and I deliver #FridayNightZillow zillow.com/homedetails/10…

One last Star Wars thing tonight: @RayWert sent me this listing that has a weird Land Speeder charging in the garage. Royal Oak, Michigan, you're on #FridayNightZillow zillow.com/homedetails/16…?

Next up: A house where mannequins are placed everywhere. It turns out Portland, Oregon has some freaky real estate. #FridayNightZillow

NOW on #FridayNightZillow, an insane, $7.8M Portland, Oregon hyper-modernist paradise my wife found, if you're into that sort of thing. zillow.com/homedetails/99…

Pretty sweet view. #FridayNightZillow.

BAND ROOM. Could see the Monkeys playing here. #FridayNightZillow

Sweet pool, but really, if I'm spending close to $8M I don't want green tile. The kitchen is excellent. Sort of a Chipotle restaurant vibe? #FridayNightZillow

My daughter found this funky, affordable-ish home in Keizer, Oregon. $498.5K, 3BRs, 2BA, yard. Quirk-city. #FridayNightZillow zillow.com/homes/1747-Mea…

Up next, a fantastic megamansion in Orem, Utah. It's amazing and over-the-top, but you'll want to hire somebody else to clean these sinks.
$5.68M / 4BR / 9BA / 13+K sf
#FridayNightZillow #SinkZillow zillow.com/homedetails/13…

This kitchen OH MY GOD. #FridayNightZillow

I have kitchen envy. I think that's a legit pizza oven too. #FridayNightZillow

Grotto room. #FridayNightZillow

Homes this size and cost basically all have these mini-movie theaters these days. I guess you don't want to have somebody say "you spent SIX MILLION DOLLARS on a place and DIDN'T EVEN GET A MOVIE THEATER?" #FridayNightZillow

Up next on #FridayNightZillow.

Three Words: Chevy Chase Castle.

$1.875M gets you a *CASTLE* in Chevy Chase, Maryland about a half hour from the U.S. Capitol.

Buit in 1927: 4BR, 5BA, 4,600 sf. #FridayNightZillow zillow.com/homedetails/32…

Water view. #FridayNightZillow

Turns out it even has a WaPo writeup. Turns out this is just the gatehouse that is left of much bigger digs...

https://twitter.com/JacobRubashkin/status/1444124109760339969?s=20

Next up, a $998K McMansion in Bowie, Md., about 40 minutes from the Capitol.

I'm posting it on #FridayNightZillow for just 2 reasons:

1) Insane price inflation. This 8K sf house sold for $610K in 2019!

2) This basement. (Throne? Prince fan?)
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Next up on #FridayNightZillow: Some Vegas eye-candy houses. Because, really, it's been a long week and we need an escape.

THIS IS A CLOSET!
Eat your heart out, Imelda Marcos.
VEGAS is back on #FridayNightZillow! zillow.com/homedetails/16…

The rest of the house is exactly as you'd expect for an $11M house for either a bookie or a sports gambler. When only six screens will do! #FridayNightZillow

A few more pics #FridayNIghtZillow. The next Vegas house is much more insane.

Now on #FridayNightZillow: a 3-story, 8K sf VEGAS CONDO OF THE GODS. It must be seen to be believed. zillow.com/homedetails/45…

$15M is pricey, sure. But your guests' eyes are guaranteed to bug all the way out of their heads. #FridayNightZillow

This bedroom is just insane. It just screams "VEGAS" to me. But in a good way. #FridayNightZillow

I am a little confused by this. Is it a bathroom? A tube of some sort? #FridayNightZillow

Condo fee is only $4,579 a month. Jeez. #FridayNightZillow. I think it's time for some affordable housing. Plan to wrap up tonight a little later with a mansion once owned by a guy who was convicted of trying to fix an NFL championship game. #HistoryZillow!

AFFORDABLE HOUSING is still available in America. Punxsutawney, PA. Have a place to stay on Groundhog Day. $35K. 3BR, 1BA. Appears to be habitable.
Estimated payment $188/month. Cheaper than renting storage, or a parking space in DC. #FridayNightZillow
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Church. $49K. Ohio. I see potential. #FridayNightZillow zillow.com/homedetails/19…

I like this post-conversion church home/studio. Pataskala, Ohio, just $350K. #FridayNightZillow zillow.com/homedetails/21…

This next house used to be a jail. It's not amazing, but the price sure is. $78,900 in Wisconsin for 4BR, 3BA. Hope you don't mind jail vibes! Estimated monthly payment: $459. #FridayNightZillow zillow.com/homedetails/82…

Victorian, 4300 square feet for, checks notes, $95,000!!! What am I missing here?

Warning: the pics will make you want to spend $95K to hire Marie Kondo to declutter the heck out of it.

Brazil, Indiana, you're on #FridayNightZillow
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I'm not sure my eyes will recover quickly from this New Jersey house. Pink, pink and MOAR PINK. Nice exterior and pool. #FridayNightZillow Found by my sister-in-law: zillow.com/homedetails/71…

Wife just found mansion w/*INSANE* /nightclub basement complete with pole, lights, masks on bathroom wall. Plus purple grotto, swim-up bar. It's bonkers. $6M, New Jersey #FridayNightZillow zillow.com/homedetails/43…

Now this is a basement bar. In somebody's house! #FridayNightZillow

Totes normal to have a pole in the middle of your basement surrounded by lights, some Blues Brothers mannequins dancing. Plus, of course, remember my rule: If you're spending $6M on a suburban mansion, it's gotta have a movie theater. #FridayNightZillow

Wrapping up #FridayNightZillow w/a Palm Springs mansion "originally constructed for Jerry Zarowitz, of Caesar's Palace"

He also was convicted of trying to fix an NFL championship game. Sinatra and two presidents (unnamed) hung out here.

$11.8M. 👁️
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Certainly seems fit for a casino magnate. #FridayNightZillow

If you made it this far, let me know which homes you loved, hated, loved to hate. Otherwise, see you in the next one and thanks for reading! #FridayNightZillow