| John
Edwards' home in South Carolina sits on 102 secluded acres and is
surrounded by trees and no-trespassing signs. The main house
contains 28,000-square-feet. |
| The
main house has a value of $4.3 million. The estate is unfinished, yet is already about $1 million more expensive than any
other house in the county according to local tax records. Its land
alone is worth about $1.1 million. |
| The
main house has five bedrooms and six-and-a-half baths. It has a
covered walkway that leads to a bright red addition known as "The
Barn". The Barn includes complete and separate living facilities and
includes a handball court, an indoor pool and an indoor basketball
court with a stage. The Edwards family has cleared an area nearby to
build a soccer field. |
| Edwards
purchased the land in 2004, during his vice presidential campaign.
He recently sold his mansion in Washington's Georgetown neighborhood
for $5.2 million. |
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A neighbor, Monty Johnson, whose
property sits directly across from the Edwards tract, recently
posted a "Go Rudy Giuliani 2008" sign only 100 feet from Edwards'
driveway. |
|
Monty Johnson says, "The home is a
monster. It's way over the top... There's no way that a normal
family could ever need a house like that. It's only going to
hurt him. I don't think he's going to be able to sell his story
that he's for the poor people".
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