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Jan 18, 2018 · The house used in the filming of the 1986 Tom Hanks film The Money Pit is on the market. The Lattingtown, New York property is being offered for $5.9 million. Here's a look inside.
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Undeterred, the Makowskys hired a construction crew of 30 to renovate the house for over a year and a half, spending a total of $5.9 million to add en suite bedrooms, an elegant pool (complete with a pool house), stunning fireplaces, and a modern, open kitchen, all on 5.5 acres of land. So when the Makowskys decided to list the house in 2014, they ...
First of all: Did the movie give this home a bad reputation, or was there some other reason it wouldn’t sell? Jessica Fields, a real estate agent in Brooklyn, NY, theorizes that the owners may have renovated toomuch, resulting in a home that’s overly lavish for the locale, and the times. “’The Money Pit’ house selling at a loss has to do with both ...
As “Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles” star James Harrisexplains, selling a home like this requires a certain amount of finesse. “Buying a home that needs renovation and turning a profit upon the sale is a delicate dance,” he explains. “It’s all about the numbers. You have to buy it at the right price, put the right amount in and sell it for the r...
Nov 4, 2019 · The Long Island mansion from the 1986 flick “The Money Pit” has become a real-life money pit. This Nassau County home — which played the role of a falling-apart Gilded Age property that...
Jun 23, 2014 · The Sprawling Mansion from 'The Money Pit' Is for Sale. The 1890s Long Island mansion used in the 1986 comedy The Money Pit is now going on the market for $12.5 million. By Lauren Matthews Published: Jun 23, 2014.
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Sep 21, 2017 · The house that Tom Hanks struggled to keep together in “The Money Pit” is now on sale for $5.9 million, hopefully without a raccoon in the dumbwaiter. According to its listing on Sotheby’s...
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Nov 2, 2019 · It's a case of life imitating art, or at least Hollywood. The mansion from the classic 1986 comedy ‘The Money Pit,' located in Long Island, has finally been sold, but at a big loss and...
The Money Pit is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Richard Benjamin and starring Tom Hanks and Shelley Long as a couple who attempt to renovate a recently purchased house.
