$72,000,000 Montana Island Tour

[@richardzinc9108]

This isn't worth $72,000,000. The house is unfinished and it will cost another $5 to 10 million to finish. He failed to mention what the utilities are such as electricity from the mainland or is internet available. Since the house or the island is not worth $72,000,000. Maybe around 7.2 million since the new owners will have to build the interior and have everything shipped by that barge over. In reality it's not worth that money they are asking for.

[@Mahdi-banger]

i am just wondering who the fk came up with the 70 million and were they dreaming? All i see is island for sale that it.

[@MrWorldasmaya]

After framing and windows, 10m to finish 45,000sq ft would be roughly $222.00 per sq ft. That doesn't even come close to what it'll cost:). A typical home like this might cost $1,000 per sq ft to finish after it's framed in w/ windows and a roof...add the transportation problems/delays (it's insane to think they poured all that concrete w/ only 1 barge transport...the time alone would cost $$$ as guys 'hurry up and wait'. will add many many millions. Internet = starlink = easy.

[@felipenunez2058]

To be fair solar and you got lake water all around you.

[@loft306]

I'd pay that.

[@nottimbo]

Sure, $150/mo in starlink is certainly a consideration when you're talking about a $72MM property 🙄

[@DFMurray]

Someone ran out of money for an ambitious project eh? What a horrible looking house. American style "Mediterranean" was always horrendous.

[@douglas-hughes]

Exactly!

[@frankpohl4377]

I am a german building expert. Its not mediterranean its walt disny.

[@BrandiYates-z3p]

And your privet island is where sir?

[@DFMurray]

@@BrandiYates-z3p Massachusetts. The family trust has owned the island since the late 1840's.

[@frankpohl4377]

@@BrandiYates-z3p North Corea

[@michaelmurphy75]

72M ... no boat house, unfinished main house, no guesthouse ('cause that's a support staff casa) & no airstrip or helipad ... go figure.

[@Zeke__02]

youre paying for the land, anyone who would buy this island would probably tear everything down anyway

[@yhelloh]

@@Zeke__02 lands worth 35-45 max

[@thenotoriousyumz]

@@yhelloh Totally agree. I would start my bid at 15. They are trying to recoup their investment and get a profit, but that is not how bespoke unfinished properties generally turn out. Just wait for the bank sale on this one. Much larger islands with much more amenities have sold for far less (Pepin Island, NZ...1200 acres, 4 houses, cattle and sheep herd (~900 head), additional staff and farm structures...$12M).

[@chrish7694]

The owner that was building the house died in 2016 so it's been sitting for awhile.

[@ralphowens4510]

Sounds like the idea and dream for this house came from 1916!

[@ISOCZAR]

I'm sorry did you say 45,000sqft and only 3 bedrooms?!!?

[@stevesmith9459]

Yeah, but you can land a plane in them.

[@keely2014]

I don't get the appeal of that much space unless you've got a multigenerational family and extended family living there. Seems wasteful. Speaking of waste. Would they use a septic tank and how does that thing get pumped?

[@thirdmonkey]

And 9 bathrooms? This house is perfect for those with a small bladder I guess 😂

[@rickreese5794]

Can u imagine when the economy tanks ? Pirates 🏴‍☠️ Of the Flathead 🤑🤪🙃

[@duncanmacleod7210]

Is there burried treasure on the island or an active gold mine????

[@safeandeffectivelol]

I wouldn't live on there for free

[@championsclub6606]

@@safeandeffectivelol why?

[@safeandeffectivelol]

@@championsclub6606 Being isolated on an island in a massive mansion would be depressing.

[@gamm8939]

@@championsclub6606 this is in bum fuck nowhere Montana. You can literally do nothing there, the closest bigger city is Spokane 200 miles west.

[@bigboots6114]

@@safeandeffectivelol hell no it would be calming and no morons will bother you

[@BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists]

We've done projects for the person who built this place. We won't again. There was quite a history. .... but perhaps new owners would work.

[@waksupi]

I turned him down when he wanted me to do work for him.

[@Berry_MaCocknher]

I'm guessing the person was one of those type of people when they have too much money. I'll never understand how people with money think they are better than everyone else and treat people like sh*t.

[@saywhatnow57]

Is he still alive? Someone above mentioned he died.

[@BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists]

@@saywhatnow57 It appears he still lives.

[@saywhatnow57]

@@BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists Everything I found online says he died in 2016

[@JohnScully-v6p]

Whaaaat? If you have 72 million, do I have a bridge for you! Insane

[@davidanalyst671]

no, you dont get a bridge with the 72 jsut a ferry

[@rodsilva80]

a draw bridge

[@rickreese5794]

Can you imagine the $$$$ To heat the place ?🤷🏿‍♂️😩🤔🤔

[@bassman812]

Wow a non finished house not worth the tear down costs going for 70 mil +

[@safeandeffectivelol]

insanity

[@thenotoriousyumz]

Tear down? With all that concrete and steel you'd have to bury it like they did Nero's palace. Also, nice to put your noise making equipment in the guest house. That is not a guest house, that is a property maintenance and staff quarters.

[@anthonyjohnson100]

A lot of cold seams in that concrete construction waiting so long between trucks. Might not handle a decent earthquake but it is beautiful and would be an epic project!!! This is a great opportunity for a KZbinr to buy and finish it as content.

[@zack3753]

“Only 70 million” 😂

[@user300daad00dwa]

Seems like they could nearly have pumped the concrete from the mainland

[@Epiphany_nz]

Who in their right mind will finish and do up that crazy building project that is one of the most # Impractical building in the world. What a waste. The previous owner could have built a more useful resort that could actually earn $ and pay for itself for how much it cost him to build a half a's development.

[@stuckie3916]

Crazy. Imagine that in winter.

[@circlehook7743]

IDK why everyone is hating this. I Think its Beautiful. The utilities are thought out and there is room for adjustment. You could also easily just put up walls to make more rooms if you want. Me personally, I'd put a live tree on each side of the balcony. I would turn the interior into a nature exhibit that I can live in. This would be an awesome project. I think the French look fits the island after all it is using Montana travertine. I also see a structure that will last forever. poured concrete is the best way to go but I will say I would put insulation to keep the warmth in. I also see a ton of sloped land ideal for solar panels.

[@guyincognito1431]

I'm looking forward to touring this when its inevitably been abandoned for a decade. It has a nice "prison built by a crazy man" vibe.

[@matthewkyle205]

the wife was very strange , I worked, with others on this ridiculous place

[@scottstorm7765]

I’m guessing it’s 7.2 mill not 72 as I can’t for the life of me why an island in the middle of nowhere would cost that much…

[@missulu]

Nope. Overpriced by $65,000,000.

[@safeandeffectivelol]

@@missulu I wouldn't live there for free. Seems like Alcatraz

[@Justforfun-ek7et]

Guessing you’ve never been to the lake. Yeah it’s expensive and overpriced but considering the area it’s not surprising with all the hard work done and infrastructure in place. Just build out the main house. Comes with a barge and you have year round access due to the agitators imbedded in the lake so the barge can cross over in the dead of winter. Pretty slick how it’s all built. Yes very expensive, but I wonder how much it would cost to buy an island of the same size and build the infrastructure up like this place.

[@bigboots6114]

@@safeandeffectivelol cry me a river

[@safeandeffectivelol]

@@bigboots6114 cry about what? lol

[@SpencerLawrence-jl9tj]

So cool, loved the tour experience inside and out.

[@DS-gt1ft]

I remember when MT was open and free (or at least reasonably priced) and wasn't owned by billionaires.

[@deanhatch4179]

That was always the case, just more people with money now, so more influx. As someone who lives there, I always laugh when I hear locals complain about rich people buy up all the land. The first question I always ask them, “who do you think SOLD it to them?” They always rant about the buyers, not never call out their neighbors/friends that sold to them.

[@Clampetron]

That was before the Californication occurred...

[@KhushalKhan-m8p]

I want the Stealey Mountain Ranch in Colorado and the Reservation Ranch in California. If a property is large enough, I don't have to worry about neighbors without moving into inaccessible islands.

[@as48507]

I’ve been remodeling a house on Mackinac island.. not only is it an island, it’s a “no horseless carriage” island.. Yep, all the deliveries are made with horse and carriage. We can get a vehicle and trailer permit, which has a cost to apply for and isn’t a sure thing, for one week a year, on the date they give you.. So much fun!!!

[@missulu]

Is it $72m? lol

[@as48507]

@@missulu what’s funny about that? I’m talking about working on an island, not the price of the project.

[@missulu]

@@as48507 Actually what I was implying was you invested your money better than whoever buys that Montana sloth. I'll go slower!lol!

[@as48507]

@@missulu oh , well then, try explaining yourself better if you want to be understood.

[@missulu]

@@as48507 Piss off...

[@patheiden2722]

Curious how the mule deer got there. Were they always there before the dam was, and just stayed? Or, were they brought to the island?

[@deanhatch4179]

Cross over on the winter ice

[@WhiskeyOutWest]

Deer swim.

[@bjornloken8299]

They are extremely adept swimmers

[@saywhatnow57]

I almost ran into a deer with my boat this summer, swimming in the water. They swim just fine.

[@finaboykm]

Guess when it snows and gets butt cold, a snowmobile (s) is the only option when the ice is deep enough to traverse. 72 m for a late spring/wet summer and long winter- waste..

[@bjulyjayjr]

How did the Bear get there??

[@WhiskeyOutWest]

Bears swim.

[@robertfontes8859]

I’ve flown over this property several times. Never knew the history. Very interesting.

[@corytheriault2365]

300 plus acres island on a big popular lake 70 million is not bad if you consider. Year around water access thank too agitators, a 45k squar foot shell with aux power. Subdivide half into lake front mcmansions turn rest into a hiking, fishing econut resort

[@portnuefflyer]

There's an island on Flathead lake I've flown over that was having a big home built on it a few years ago. As a crane op I noticed that all the heavy equipment, everything in fact had to be barged in, that would have been a great job!

[@Justforfun-ek7et]

Stunning, beautiful, and mine… just as soon as I win the lottery.

[@circlehook7743]

Right lol. I personally see a lot of potential and fun with this. Price is kind of steep but where can you find anything like this anymore? My idea would be to use a lot of the space as a "nature museum/aquarium." I would look at it like living in art. Live trees etc...

[@invaderjoshua6280]

Honestly, the only thing worth anything their is the land itself because that house is going to cost money to finish. If I was putting an offer, I would figure out the price the land and then subtract the price its gonna take to finish that house and that’s what I would offer. $72 million is completely bonkers for this I have a weird feeling that the cost of the land wouldn’t even be a quarter of that.

[@CharlesAdamson-pc7vz]

Friend of mine had an island on the Colorado River. Problems started when he went to town to establish an address for it. Seems the County didn’t even know he was living there. Here comes the Feds and the Corp of Engineers. Long story short, he still owns and pays taxes on it, had to remove his trailer, outbuildings, dozer and no personal possessions were permitted. Homeless living on it today. I can’t imagine the headaches of this place. Not only the Fed but Rrservation laws to follow, taxes, permits and fees constant intrusion by the Fed and Corp of Engineers who believe fresh water islands are to be owned by Gov, not private individuals to build on. Oh, an update, my friend still owns the island but he can’t live on it AND he never did get an address!

[@joblo2671]

Its entirely surrounded by state parks and preserves....I bet they wouldnt even let you have a motorboat and would be up your butt with a microscope about ANY & EVERY little thing! How did they even buy this land?!

[@ralphowens4510]

Ever heard of a P.O Box?

[@Epiphany_nz]

Just what I'm thinking since I've seen this island and it's property in another video before. Thankfully I've learned from watching a family member waste a lot of energy and money trying to build his long ever-changing plans ( a nightmare for contractors) of a big dream home with similar problems you just mentioned. So, I think of the possible troubles a property may entail whenever I see one just like that. Whoever takes on that project would be just as MAD as the previous owner. Not to mention the headache of doing it up.

[@Epiphany_nz]

​@@joblo2671 I reckon the previous owner must have been tied up with the government if not in it to buy that island in the first place

[@CharlesAdamson-pc7vz]

Don’t know about Montana but in Colorado you have to have an address to sell the land​@@ralphowens4510

[@Corpvet]

Love the fact that there’s bears. Add more

[@rickreese5794]

GR8 job 😊

[@tsmall07]

The house is horrific. Shame.

[@BasicMaffs]

The unfinished bare minimum aesthetic isn’t for everyone.

[@tsmall07]

@@BasicMaffs the exterior is what I'm talking about. What a gaudy, wasteful house.

[@frankpohl4377]

Rocky Horror show

[@Godric_9000]

Ha

[@JollyTSwift]

Money can't buy taste.

[@EPiper-qg1xd]

Nice place, gives off the Shining vibes but nice

[@joblo2671]

Where does the power/water/trash come from/go???

[@goodson77784]

I have so many questions. Like why was it never finished for a start?

[@rodsilva80]

add more 20M easily to finish it all

[@frankpohl4377]

The architect worked as long as he was payed. 10 time more cost for work transport and material. The men is dead his family is gone or he is bankropt in jail.

[@tpp4007]

Should’ve made a bridge and connect it to the mainland. The island and the mainland isn’t far. The bridge can be gated and access protected, that would be ideal if you want to build a house there

[@blakecampbell-taylor2865]

They could build a drawbridge

[@waksupi]

You wouldn't be building a bridge, very strict construction rules around this lake. There was a short bridge of about a quarter mile built on the north end of the lake to a private island. All permits in order, but then they were ordered to remove it once it was built.

[@thomascorcoran3497]

Heating bill must be off the charts.

[@zettaiengineer4202]

It's on the Kootenai-Salish reservation and subject to their "administration".

[@Peterpickle2009]

It should just be reservation

[@davidlorang7697]

Wouldn’t touch that with a 10’ pole. If you don’t own the land underneath you are screwed.

[@jeffrose5622]

LOL!!!! You accidentally put an extra zero in the price.

[@jorad4887]

Is the 2nd dock acreage included with the island? Is it public? Or for sale?

[@joshJ.]

I would love an island like this but I don’t see anyone actually wanting to live there at this price ! This would be great as a company or very wealthy family retreat !

[@billbligh4547]

Wasn’t this house on the market for many years and finally sold for a fraction of original ask? Is the recent buyer trying to off-load it now??

[@ryu9687]

Wasn’t planning on feeling unfulfilled or depressed today, but what the heck

[@kenpstok151]

Honest question, what's the tax on something like this?

[@deanhatch4179]

If you have to ask, you can’t afford it.

[@ihdiinnotime]

@@deanhatch4179 #1 Who said they wanted to buy it? #2 Rich people don't ask for the price of things?

[@jabesparker12]

just out of curiosity if it's an island how do u manage sewage and electricity?

[@StevenNess]

sewage is problematic. we had a farm and had a septic tank, but for this size of place... also how to deal with garbage in the winter? on the tiny dock across the island?

[@jameswaffle7604]

Keep it!

[@rotaryperfection]

By reading the comments, I think people are underestimating what it cost to buy an entire island of this acreage with utility infrastructure already in place. There are many smaller mansions that cost 100mill on 2acres. I dont like the house at all as I like more modern.

[@rnbspowa7of69]

What were they thinking of putting that style of house on an island in Montana? 😳🤔🤬

[@4dbak]

If one can't find peace on this island.. peace can not be found .

[@douglasdennett4583]

This would be the coolest place to have the next Ms. Angelina Jordan's Magical Jazz & Pop Music Concert outside - here.. OMG - Yes.!!!

[@HeadJohn-zk6ci]

Montana. A Realtor Runs Through It......

[@jackyes3699]

I’d build an insane race track around the edges of the island

[@Kofi.86]

Peace and quiet that is what i want

[@cassielcaspiel3618]

love the island... not many own one..

[@d.martin7692]

Cavernous house. The heating bill alone has to be huge in that climate.

[@johnmontag]

Good luck getting 72 million. It’d b better off with it not being on an island.

[@rodsilva80]

I doubt it would sell for even 20M

[@yugeswarreddy4008]

This property is on market from 2 years 😅 .

[@AnonymousUser1710]

Wow so many real state "experts" in this comment section

[@mostopenminded425]

Go on Hall and Hall properties you could get a 2000 acre ranch with several lakes on it 7 to 10 million maybe a little more but certainly not 70 million

[@drew6167]

Someone borrowed about 30 million from the bank to build, but took the money while building 5 million worth of a shell. The bank found out and was over budget by 50 million and the bank needs to get something back

[@NSResponder]

Worth $20M at most, and the first project is to tear down the eyesore.

[@mattdecker6791]

@@NSResponder I would tend to agree.

[@ladyforland7307]

Fantastic video and AMAZING property

[@davidanalyst671]

and its worth about 1 million

[@markw999]

No, no it's not "amazing". Not the house anyway. Tear it out, make this a nice boat-in State Park with a campground or two. That's the best thing you can do with this.

[@Graeme_is_SPED]

The land itself is beautiful, but the house is horrendous

[@Johnnychi123]

The problem is accessibility. Just to go anywhere outside the would be a hassle.

[@jond5830]

Imagine Golden Eagle Log and Timber homes being hired to finish the interior. Praise the LORD Jesus, that'd be sweet.

[@ThePoacher-j3b]

I have been in that area and the heating bills for about 10 months out of the year will be off the charts. I wouldn’t pay $1 million for the property.

[@BruceMaddox-n6l]

you dont have 1 million

[@AndriyOleksandrovych]

5:33 Welcome To Black Mesa transit system 😎

[@Iowa21]

Somebody had big dreams, should be 7.2 max

[@JoseMarquez-oo7sl]

It’s not the house that they are after, but it’s the whole island.

[@Kofi.86]

I would luv to own something like this. One day i Will

[@MisterBlisters]

Did the windows wrong

[@DepletedWisdom]

Diesel generators instead of a large solar setup. How long is the storage life of diesel? 2 years max? Wouldn't propane or natural gas be a smarter choice than diesel? If this even is a backup system and not the main power system since it's a remote island. This design seems flawed. 3 8,000 gallon tanks, 24,000 gallons that you go through every two to three months. The current price for off road diesel is $3.31 per gallon in Montana. So $79,440 quarterly. That's not even accounting for the cost of delivery and the ferry to the island. With the cost of $320,000 per year, in fuel, just pay to have power run to the place. Whoever designed this had no idea about efficiency. It seems to be designed by someone that is 80 years old and doesn't realize or doesn't care that there are newer better technologies or is too stuck in the past to change. I can only imagine the cost to finish the home. Then having to update the entire power and heating system.

[@Epiphany_nz]

It was built back on the day when diesel was cheap

[@jeffmattson2295]

Epstien would be proud..

[@frankpohl4377]

thats wat I thing to

[@Duck95ish]

i get the feeling the only reason they suddenly selling this property is because they need to get away quickly and go into hiding because they being exposed now big time.

[@frankpohl4377]

@@Duck95ish no. Suddenly selling is not real. They are empty of money for a long time. One how love privecy or "under the radar" will build not on a platoo like this. A shooting range? What a joke. I understand the need of a off gridd hiding place. A bunker system and endtime space. There are better places for that. And cheaper. The one how had started this wollywood jail is mental ill and not stabil.

[@deanhatch4179]

@@frankpohl4377jealous much?

[@frankpohl4377]

@@deanhatch4179 no I am not. I am a facility manager and I had worked for billionÄrs.

[@ageofechochambers9469]

Everything in america looks sad and depressing, its as if your being set up for something sinister.

[@meatmountain3477]

Build a golf course on it 👌🏼

[@joshJ.]

Why bring the car 🚗 to and from the island

[@trismegistus144]

3 bedroom mansion is a new one

[@RealityTrailers]

Imagine what it cost to insure that whole island. Nice place though.

[@mattdecker6791]

The house is such a white elephant the price of demolition might have to be factored into the selling price of the island.

[@Johnnychi123]

So I think what happens when owner decides I’ve spent too much on this dream and it’s too costly to finish the dream. Time to recover some of that money back.

[@vh3648]

It would really be much better idea to do advertising in May of next year. It really looks out of place for this architecture. 72 mil? 😢😮

[@robp3431]

Cool to see, but can't imagine anyone wanting to live there.

[@victoriaroe8977]

Should have had High Country Builders build it. They are superior!

[@TempTress23]

Damn what did the 100yrd underground concrete shooting range cost to build? I’m surprised there is not a survival bunker somewhere

[@davidanalyst671]

not much. thats standard conduit piping they use for electrical and underground pipes

[@onderdoor]

Did he said there are bears or beers, fuck no.

[@crocobaur5407]

you can keep it

[@максЯ-ъ3ф]

А где роботы-Собака Баскервилей от Boston Dynamics ?? Которые охраняют и присматривают за его территорией?? Где автономные источники питания? Где бункер для безопасности? .. Вы смотрите в будующие или приторговываете прошлыми технологиями

[@MistakenMedia]

Its a little late for an April Fools joke right? $72mil for an unfinished house?!

[@chiepe100]

Bro needs to add some palm trees or something. The place is locking gloomy and depressing asf!

[@SurfsFlatTrader]

Hideous. So out of place. A tear down.

[@matthewkyle205]

I worked with company that placed the concrete ( 2003) about 12 or so years ago it was for sale at $32 million.... now its at $72 million ?? , we can see the ugly place from our home, very unlikely any one wants it

[@StevenNess]

kimba gang

[@Dr.Bigglesworth]

Sounds like somethings forced the sale. Not sure why I'd spend anywhere near that for that impractical unfinished house and 300 acres on a lake...way up there. There are much better options IMO. Also, why isn't it solar? My bet is this falls into disarray long before it's sold. Unfortunate. It's beautiful, but not $72M beautiful. Also, for something like this, there should be about 5 acres of land available on the "mainland" as part of the property. Why would you have an indoor range on a 300 acre piece of property?

[@blhfood]

Diddy didn’t get it built in time lol 😂

[@erikperik1000]

A barge? I expect a boat!

[@TBlack99]

72 million for an unfinished main home?

[@tanksherman9875]

If Amazon Prime can’t get there, then it’s worth $678k.

[@BCHonea]

It’s only over priced by around $60m

[@Duck95ish]

the timing of the sale of this kind of property is suss....

[@thenotoriousyumz]

Wild horse Island which almost isn't visible on the day of filming because of the wildfire smoke. LMFAO.

[@mainframe3675]

Why not 720 million? Why not 7.2 billion? When I see all these houses from various agencies, the New York penthouses at the price of islands especially stood out against this background.... None of them are worth the money...not the land underneath them, not the view, much less the real estate there. It feels like this is just being advertised for rent or is just being built as a stock of empty housing. I'm sure that 95-97+% of this housing is owned by investment funds and no one will ever buy them.

[@Mr.S7R4WM4N]

Horses are not native to North America they came to North America via Spaniards and French explorers

[@janinemangubat7475]

ONLY MAFIA BOSSES WOULD BUY THIS😂😂