dog fighting: Michael Vick's Estate; the most stigmatized property in America?
- 12/16/07 05:02 AM
Now here's a surprise.... Michael Vick's Virginia Home, where his now infamous dog fighting compound was located, failed to sell at auction this week. Turns out that people weren't interested in running up the price because of it's notoriety. Here's the back story: Vick sold the home for $450,000 to a real estate investor shortly after pleading guilty to dog fighting charges. The investor, Wilbur Ray Todd Jr., spent roughly $50,000 according to his estimates on repairs related to vandals and looters, and then placed the home up for sale at auction, hoping that the property's notoriety would fuel bidding. So..... (17 comments)