Real-life people who bought their own towns lock, stock and barrel
The retail tycoon who turned fast fashion into acres of English countryside
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A family dynasty
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An expanding property portfolio
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An area of outstanding natural beauty
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A lucrative investment?
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Full of history
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Eagle Mountain
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Eagle Mountain
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Eagle Mountain
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Eagle Mountain
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Eagle Mountain
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Spiegelworld’s Nipton
Spiegelworld
Spiegelworld’s Nipton
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Spiegelworld’s Nipton
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Spiegelworld’s Nipton
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Spiegelworld’s Nipton
Spiegelworld
Kim Basinger's Braselton
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Kim Basinger's Braselton
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Kim Basinger's Braselton
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Kim Basinger's Braselton
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Kim Basinger's Braselton
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Johnny Depp's Gassin
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Johnny Depp's Gassin
Sotheby's International Realty
Johnny Depp's Gassin
Sotheby's International Realty
Johnny Depp's Gassin
Sotheby's International Realty
Johnny Depp's Gassin
Sotheby's International Realty
Mark Cuban's Mustang
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Mark Cuban's Mustang
J Elmer Turner Realtors
Mark Cuban's Mustang
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Mark Cuban's Mustang
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Mark Cuban's Mustang
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Daniele Kihlgren's Santo Stefano di Sessanio
Sextantio
Daniele Kihlgren's Santo Stefano di Sessanio
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Daniele Kihlgren's Santo Stefano di Sessanio
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Daniele Kihlgren's Santo Stefano di Sessanio
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Daniele Kihlgren's Santo Stefano di Sessanio
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Brent Underwood's Cerro Gordo
@brentwunderwood / Instagram
Brent Underwood's Cerro Gordo
Bishop Real Estate
Brent Underwood's Cerro Gordo
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Brent Underwood's Cerro Gordo
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Brent Underwood's Cerro Gordo
Bishop Real Estate
Rob Bartley's Mellonsfolly Ranch
New Zealand Government House / Public domain
Rob Bartley's Mellonsfolly Ranch
Sotheby’s International Realty
Rob Bartley's Mellonsfolly Ranch
Sotheby’s International Realty
Rob Bartley's Mellonsfolly Ranch
Sotheby’s International Realty
Rob Bartley's Mellonsfolly Ranch
Sotheby’s International Realty
Tony Ryan's Lyons Village
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Tony Ryan's Lyons Village
Cliff at Lyons
Tony Ryan's Lyons Village
Cliff at Lyons
Tony Ryan's Lyons Village
Cliff at Lyons
Tony Ryan's Lyons Village
Cliff at Lyons
Nicholas Johnston's Bantham
Johnston Quarry Group
Nicholas Johnston's Bantham
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Nicholas Johnston's Bantham
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Nicholas Johnston's Bantham
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Nicholas Johnston's Bantham
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Pham Dinh Nguyen's Buford
PhinDeli Coffee
Pham Dinh Nguyen's Buford
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Pham Dinh Nguyen's Buford
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Pham Dinh Nguyen's Buford
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Pham Dinh Nguyen's Buford
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