I've seen pictures of OBL, so called "mansion." and we have better

[demosincebirth]

looking homes on the other side of the tracks. One million dollars? they got taken.

[emulatorloo]

1. Probably a lot of high dollar security gear

[demosincebirth]

6. They keep saying Mansion.

[Incitatus]

14. I guess in Pakistan it's considered a mansion.

The per-capita income there is like $3k

[JuniperLea]

17. Not by a long shot...

Google image is your friend...



One of these things is not like the others... but all are in Pakistan, and all have been called mansions.

[Hannah Bell]

19. There are plenty of nice modern homes in pakistan that could be better-categorized as :mansions" as

well.

just browse pakistan properties for sale.

A well maintained beautiful double story luxury house is available for sale. It is situated in Gulistan Colony, Rawalpindi. It has 5 bedrooms with attached tiled bathroom, drawing, dining, two big TV lounge, two spacious kitchens, beautiful wood and solid construction with huge car parking and servant quarter. Its total area is 1.5 kanals with beautiful lush green big lawn. Contact for more details.

http://www.zameen.com/Property/rawalpindi_gulistan_colony_5_beds_room_luxury_house_for_sale-211808-739-1.html

[JVS]

24. I've got to wait until I see the inside. After all, this was supposed to be a low-profile place

[JuniperLea]

25. The inside matches the outside perfectly...

Sparse, no decoration. NOT a mansion, inside or out.

[SoCalDem]

2. Location-location-location

For Pakistan, that "may" be a "mansion".. Probably "compound" would have been a better word to emphasize.

[demosincebirth]

7. I guess. You could be right.

[Cant trust em]

3. Compound really is the better description.

Mansion definitely implies some kind of swankiness.

[CanonRay]

4. Maybe it was 1 million rupees?

About 11 cents.

[valerief]

5. Maybe the schools were good. nt

[lonestarnot]

8. Wikipedia definition of mansion

A mansion, manson or manor is a very large dwelling house. U.S. realtors define a mansion as a dwelling of over 8,000 square feet (740 m2). A traditional European mansion was defined as a house which contained a ballroom and tens of bedrooms. Today, however, there is no formal definition beyond being a large and well-appointed house.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansion

[demosincebirth]

12. Still doesn't qualify for a Mansion. Maybe a warehouse.

[Hannah Bell]

13. in japanese, it means an apartment.

[LeftinOH]

9. An outwardly ostentatious building would have been too conspicuous, IMO. n/t

[laylah]

10. My exact thought as I keep reading

about his "mansion" :shrug:

[apnu]

11. In Pakistan, which is poor as hell, that is a mansion.

Its also a compound. You should see some of the mansions in the Philippians. They're all walled compounds, a bit "swankier" than in Pakistan by US standards but don't forget we are one of the richest nations. Compared to other places, say Jamaica (I'm picking poor counties at random here) our poor people live like kings.

My first thought of the compound was "what a dump" too, I had to get over a little bit of culture shock to realize that's high living in Pakistan. Its all relative to where you are.

[JuniperLea]

15. The interior is sparse and ghetto-ish as well...

There is nothing that says luxury in any of it. Sparse, austere, and similar words don't come close to giving the story. I've seen better looking housing projects.

[Arugula Latte]

16. Well, it did have a great room, good flow, granite countertops, and a master br on the main floor

(Just kidding, FWIW)

[Gabi Hayes]

18. $700 K on feng shui

[TheManInTheMac]

20. Was it a Bluth home?

[RainDog]

21. LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!

CHECK THE SECRET ROOMS. George might be hiding there.

[TheManInTheMac]

27. He's in the attic

having a tea party with his friends.

[RainDog]

31. Solid. Solid as a Rock... n/t

[JVS]

23. YEAH!

[TheManInTheMac]

28. Just a "light" treason.

[Barack_America]

29. Winner.

:rofl:

[spanone]

22. a million bucks doesn't buy what it used to

[kenny blankenship]

26. That was the price paid in 2005, BEFORE the real estate crash

OBL was so upside down on his mortgage he couldn't afford to sell and move some place nicer or less conspicuous. I hear he spent his last years plotting revenge on his realtor, not the U.S.

On another subject, if that place which looks like a small prison is a top Al Qaeda "mastermind"'s idea of a safe, inconspicuous hidey-hole, then the rest of the network should be easy to roll up.

[Raine]

30. It reminds me of David Koresh's compound in Waco

a bunch of buildings helter skelter with a filmsy unstable look to them.