Reacting to Erik Conover's $1,000,000,000 Mansion Tour: Buy or Not?

[@Codenamecobra]

Who else went from watching luxury house tours most of the time to now just watching Arvin? You gave a lot of people a new perspective.

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

thanks guys ... i really appreciate all the support

[@gregpendrey6711]

Arvin give the makers credit for making the videos that he can critique form his armchair! 😂 ❤ 🎉

[@chrisrenthlei821]

Same for me!

[@cardinalrule6810]

He's the only one who's honest and he's not afraid to tell it like it is. The other guys are all about fluff and hype, and it makes sense bc they're trying to advertise/sell the properties, just like your typical broker. They probably wouldnt get much work if they were actually honest about the deficiencies of the properties.

[@katurian666]

For real, I just watch Arvin now.

[@SharksPro123]

Thanks Arvin, I almost pay for this property in cash but after seeing this video I’ll decided to go back to my underground Ratatouille studio in NYC instead

[@SharksPro123]

Imagine the mummies speaking to you at night and you need GPS to run out from your own house while holding a Napoleon light pole

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

ya lets wait for something better to come on the market

[@techzone6414]

Who spends half of their life building one house lol

[@samuelkinnick2882]

😭😭😭😭

[@Noqqin]

@@techzone6414 A lot of families, actually.

[@dukx3986]

Since watching Arvins channel, I have not lost any money on buying a mansion. Thanks Arvin!

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

thats what im here for

[@perhearkko4255]

Community service!

[@likeAG6likeAG6]

Yeah I was thinking about buying some lux house, but decided to buy bag of chips instead.

[@PandorasFolly]

So i did some research on Jacques afforded this. He bought the estate for pennies. It was in a derelict state. Further he has been able to write off most or all of the cost of the restoration and maintenance off of his taxes. I think this includes his immense art acquisitions for the estate. Also may have moved part of the ownership/control of the estate to a non profit org. It looks like he made his money not from inheriting it by legitimately being one of the top Ultra Lux hotel designers in the world. If you look at some of his designs you'll see what I mean. He made some smart investments in his early life and sold his properties to fund the purchase of this estate which has been his residence (maybe only) when he isnt traveling for work.

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

Thanks this was great

[@AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult]

This dude was smart.

[@decidocisum]

Writing off something does not mean you don’t have to pay for it.

[@Paulbaldwinfr]

Hello i'm french and i live in Normandie not far from this château. I'm a great fan of your channel and i really enjoy your comments so relevant and well seen! I do enjoy Enes's channel as well and however appreciate the way you find out the flaws in his sometimes dythirambic descriptions. As far as the château du Champ de Bataille is concerned, you react as an american real estate agent. This huge property is definitely not for sale. Jacues Garcia's goal was to restore a gem of historical heritage. I have visited regularly this place over the last 20 years and what has been done there is stunning! I am a teacher and i went there with my pupils twice. The staff had organised a "treasure hunt" in the entire garden. It was so great!! OK this property is "insane" but its destiny is absolutely not to be divided in lots. Profitability in this case is not the point.

[@AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult]

I agree. This is a historical property. It may be a money sink, but you're keeping a piece of history.

[@tanman7627]

Did I mention I live nearby as well

[@juggernaut1990]

Im not french, not even european, and i was utterly offended at the mere suggestion of subdividing. Only an uncultured swine...

[@tioraytm]

@user-cl8dx7iy4o You are absolutely correct and I completely agree with you. Except I am sorry to say In my comment to Arvin I said he was vulgar and his comments were something a cheap tourist would say while touring the grounds eating McDonalds. You were much kinder to him than I so I tip my hat to you a better gentleman or lady than I.

[@jam6636]

In my country, Uruguay, we also have rich people that have built/inherited lavish properties and they open them to the public year round, some for free or very low fee to anyone. and yes they do find other ways to get a lot of money to maintain them but thousands of people go to these places as if they were a public park opened by the millionaire owners that enjoy dedicating their lives to sharing the arts and culture of their nation that transcends their individual existence. " you react as an american real estate agent" came to the same conclusion 13 minutes in haha I love watching videos of these french families (many middle class) putting so much effort into restoring palaces, chateaus, castles and so on to both live and open them for the wider public.

[@zuma-dude]

Hi Arvin. Concerning the acreage, The Committee of Parks and Gardens of the French Ministry of Culture lists it as 138 hectare (so 341 acres). Subdividing isn’t likely an option. The French Culture Ministry lists it with a Protection Classification of “MH” which is to say it is a historical monument and any work on the property, including land usage is subject to approval of the government. And selling it? Well, since it is a historical monument, “it cannot be transferred (sold, bequeathed, given, etc.) without first informing the Minister of Culture.” Likewise, no new construction may be built against the protected building without the prior consent of the Minister. (And even if you could subdivide, the location is literally in the middle of nowhere so I doubt anyone would build there.) However, having MH status means that “maintenance is partially funded by the state, and tax exemption is possible for owners.” also “Maintenance, repair and restoration work carried out for the conservation of the building may benefit from state aid (limited to 40% of the total amount, but cumulative with those, if any, from other communities)” The “kitchen” area is probably a part of the estate that is open to the public, kind of like a museum (so the apples. like the pig on the rotisserie spit, is fake, and there for show. He did point out a section of the chateau is closed off and used as a private residence. Using it for film location purposes is a “maybe,” but I doubt there would be enough use by the studios to offset even a small part of the upkeep. It’s an interesting place, but that’s about it. Certainly not worth purchasing. It does, however, make for good youtube content. 😁

[@lukasarbet4694]

Most valuable comment! Thank you for the details - it makes much more sense now

[@MarcoDeLasVegas]

Best comment indeed!

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

thank you so much for all this information.. i really appreciate it

[@artpro5930]

Thanks for your comment, it was very informative. Perhaps you know the answer to this question based on your previous comment: How does The French Culture Ministry deal with properties of this type where there is no "Jacques" to perform all the maintenance or the "Jacques" runs out of money to maintain the property? Given the significant restrictions on a property once it is designated as "MH", I would imagine that there are MH properties in France that no one can afford to maintain and there are no financial or real estate strategies, due to the restrictions on MH status, to make the property economically viable.

[@zuma-dude]

@@artpro5930 Wish I could help, but I don't know the answers to your specific questions. As for MH properties being unaffordable, I would agree that would be the case. One must assume they end up as "state" properties.

[@tinderbox218]

If a property like this isn’t owned by a National Trust, then the movie set idea is good. I think it should be a tourist destination and it’s like the best wedding/event venue ever created.

[@qhough7966]

Many countries NTs use their sites for films and tv. It helps offset the cost of maintaining the estates. At least this is my experience working for NT in the UK and whose sites were film locations.

[@topspot4834]

That's a good call. It's beautiful to look at and I'd love to visit and walk the grounds, but I can't imagine anyone actually living there. The monthly expenses just to maintain everything, including cooks, maids, security, etc has to be close to $1 mil.

[@TripleD303]

It is a tourist destination. you can visit and tour the garden for 15 euros.

[@zdeg1]

If the building is registered as a "historical building/monument" with the French ministry of culture, you can do nothing but maintenance, no subdivision, no new buildings, no modernization, whatever work you want to do on the existing buildings have to be approved by a listed expert architect. and you're obliged by law to keep it in good shape or you loose it.

[@kevinmsft]

Lol Arvin is so American, it cracks me up. "Sub-divide the lots and build single family houses" lol... Not sure that's allowed on a palace that pre-dated the freaking Versailles. PS: and it was very fashionable for rich Europeans to collect mummies back in the days.

[@modern.performer]

That was kind of my reaction as well. Do what you want w/ the facilities, rent them out or whatever...but KEEP THE LAND

[@CB21001]

Yeah haha there is no way his suggestion of subdivision is close to legal. I guarantee that this building has historical protections in law, like many castles and estates in the UK. You can't just turn it into a housing estate... I feel like Arvin missed the entire point of these types of estates. They're not meant to be practical, wealth generating family homes - they're supposed to be stupid and ridiculous displays of wealth. That was the objective of the people who built them.

[@dinocollins720]

I'm a US citizen and that was crazy to me too haha

[@LudmilaAmaralplanosdesaude]

I get your point, but mummies as decor needs to go

[@n.j.crawler]

Most mummies no longer exist because they were eaten.

[@SanDiegoprimeproperties]

"ThaT's a human remain. You can't have it as a decor piece" cracked me up lol

[@DMWBN3]

Just watching this section, his voice went up in octaves & crazy 😂

[@bramstayer]

No I agree its not 1869 and its not cool. Its a crime in North America to dig up Indigenous graves. That law was necessary because families ancestors were being dig up and sold like a painting. So in keeping with how disrespectful the colonials were to the living as well.

[@largol33t1]

That cracked me up to as well as the sight of Eric in his pajamas! OMG this video was an eye opener!

[@YashaHarari]

Arvind, owning this type of property is not about subdividing the land. It is about the grandiosity. You don't just get rid of those gardens. They are practically national treasures. They add a tremendous value to the property not just from a historical perspective, but from a real estate perspective. Where else can you enjoy such luxurious gardens in a private property? This is not a property for the typical ultra wealthy person. This is a property that is more than a trophy. It's a landmark.

[@clockworkvanhellsing372]

Honestly, buying even more land arround it may be the way to go. One could build some (style fitting) ouses on it and rent it out as a holiday / spa resort, with the gardens and main mansion as recreational facilities, with an entertainment function (i,e. sctually using the greek theater of historical theatre plays etc.).

[@effingcool1780]

It is definitely not for some uncultured , uneducated new money Americans for sure

[@erikvanconover]

The sale story is true. the land + house has some other deeper Occult meaning

[@makhensemushwana8050]

So how much would it cost

[@ccp0406]

erik shoutout to you for responding to these vids, you guys should seriously collab - would be awesome

[@apollossevere8602]

You should’ve never agreed to do a video about a crap property. But hey .. what gets the views right 🥴

[@artpro5930]

Thank you for responding to this video! I remember watching this video when you posted it and thinking this place was absolutely bonkers.

[@siphiwedhlamini9365]

Nah bro tell the truth whose financing the maintenance of that thing😭😭😭

[@soralb6368]

Opulence like this is why the French revolution happened.

[@jamielancaster01]

Looks like last year the owner (Jacques Garcia) sold some of the best furniture and paintings in the house and raised $8.7 million. Proceeds from the sale will fund a foundation Garcia is creating to preserve the estate.

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

thanks for letting me know pal

[@fabienpoupon8493]

Jacques Garcia became rich and famous by renovating the Sultan of Brunei's "hotel particulier" in Paris in the early nineties. He then used the cash to buy this derelict castle. Then he redesigned many ultra luxury hotels, which funded the renovation of this castle.

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

That’s cool

[@BigLou2]

It doesn’t feel like a home, this is more like a museum.

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

i agree

[@randomchannel323]

I think it should be open to the public it's too historic

[@seanneal9406]

Yes. I could see an owner being so afraid to touch anything, especially if he had children, that the entire property would be sequestered and the billionaire owner living in a restricted area. And trembling the entire time about all the valuables. A friend of mine has such an elaborate dining room with exquisite furniture that nobody is allowed in the room including the owner and his family. They eat in the kitchen! I thought: why even have it if you are afraid to use it? I could see this so well in a property like this.

[@pseudo-aleatoire]

It is, most of the rooms we can see are intended for the public

[@beritboehme8439]

It is a museum. You can visit

[@johnschieffelin3226]

Arvin, I think you left out a realistic use for the insane property. There are so many billionaires around these days who can easily afford the $25 million/year upkeep tab and would enjoy reveling in the extravagant gardens and vast interior spaces. Think of all the 300 foot yachts that cost $200 million to build and have annual running costs of $20 million. One thing I noticed is that a new owner would have to be short stature. The tour guide had to duck his head under almost all doorways and duck under many ledges going down stairs. The property appears to be a semi-museum already. The lower-level kitchen areas were all fenced to keep people from entering them, much like a historical mansion such as Versailles. Although the many rooms filled with stuffed dead animals were really creepy, I did enjoy the rigid, highly-formal gardens.

[@dragoaus]

With this video Arvin just shows that he he usually deals with "lower" echelons of wealth. There are so many ultra wealthy people around the globe that have muliti billions and for them maintenance of this place would be penuts. Also idea of "dividing the lots" just show how little contact with truly rich people he has. Person buying this place, has no need for "dividing lots" and is not buying place like this for "investment"

[@dragoaus]

@user-oh9ou8zo5o Again, person who can afford place like this, has several residences and can afford "EXACTLY what he wants" several times over. When you enter this range of wealth, money is not an issue. Also this chateau is anything but "cheap cheap cheap LOOKING" this historical residence, that was designed by Louis le Vau, the architect behind Versailles. Current owner bought it for pennies in 1992 and restored it to its former glory.

[@joaoruxa]

regarding the height, just wanted to tell you that the tour guy in the video is legitimately like 7 feet tall lmao

[@gemstonesparkle7915]

Jacques Garcia is super renowned interior designer. It cracked me up you calling him Jacques Chirac 😂 And indeed this property is not meant to be an investment. This is for the few passionate who truly loves what it’s. The thing is: you buy a state/property that is in an anguished condition, renovate it, and then spend years collecting all the antiques. There’s quite a few people doing it right now, and documenting it here on KZbin, like the channel The Chateau Diaries!

[@legoqueen2445]

That's my dream life!

[@Stijn5]

Garcia is worth about 10 million, how can he afford this?

[@gemstonesparkle7915]

I’ve already answered that on the third part of this commentary. You don’t buy it grand as it is now, you build it! Years or work!

[@Stijn5]

@@gemstonesparkle7915 How can someone with just ten million build and maintain this? Doesn't make any sense.

[@elenabob4953]

​@@Stijn5He is worth much more considering he sold and bought houses. Also, as it is an historical monument they got tax reductions and money from the state for maintenance.

[@bellevue11]

Arvin, I'm French, I love your videos but to create a gated community or anything like that can't work. This place is in the middle of nowhere and the land cost anything without the Château. The only value of this propriety come from the fact it's a piece of French history and it should stay like that. Also Jacques Garcia is wealthy because of his real estate investment in France.

[@RenBrazil]

Mon dieu qu’est-ce que j’ai ris avec cette vidéo 😂😂😂 Il est excellent pour vendre des maisons au US mais là ça lui passe complètement au-dessus de la tête ! Surtout que le château n’est pas à vendre, c’est seulement ouvert à la location, mais j’ai tellement ris que cela n’a même pas d’importance 😂😂😂😂😂

[@bellevue11]

@@RenBraziloui il parle d’un marché qu’il connaît pas donc il raconte n’importe quoi. Il est bien meilleur aux US effectivement 🤣

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

thanks for letting me know

[@amandab.recondwith8006]

I love Arvin's sense of humor. He's witty, sarcastic, and honest!

[@jamielancaster01]

Instead of renting it they should open it to the public & charge admission as they do with the castles in England.

[@cdlc5256]

According to another poster they already do.

[@TripleD303]

They do. You can visit the garden for 15 Euros and parts of the Chateau can be rented for Weddings and company events etc.

[@DMWBN3]

They do.

[@Karltheinvestor]

Arvin here not only reviewing mansions but exposing freemasons and the illuminati. Great videos!

[@erikvanconover]

yeah... this home was my intro into that world. The symbolism was inescapable.

[@seanhartgrove765]

"exposing Masons and the illuminati." Lol.......I must have missed the knights templar crosses and the Bavarian overthrow of French royalty, in that museum.

[@angelabns3730]

@@erikvanconover man! don't even think of going into that world, normal life is complicated as it is, i hope you don't have nightmares anymore

[@GuilhermePaz]

Appreciated your candid comments. 1) This property is a phantasy of a shopaholic decorator, has little real historic value. 2) It does cost €20k+ to turn waterworks on in Europe, reason why major palaces do it merely few times a year. 3) I don't think Les Monuments would allow the property to be divided. 4) Yes, unfortunately a white elephant.

[@geemonster9179]

I used to watch the mansion and penthouse tours from time to time, but after watching your videos i don't even bother, i just wait for your reaction. Lucky for me the KZbin algorithm chose to put your channel in my recommendations

[@timboshanghai6785]

at least you cant complain about the private driveway here😅

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

Hahahahaha no you can’t

[@h00Lia]

🤣

[@blackkodiaq9878]

Hahaha amazing comment

[@oviniandrade]

imagine being the camera guy and hitting anything with all the camera gear you have to carry

[@mayzter8765]

The owner is a 333333333 degree free mason😂😂😂

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

for sure

[@RJB_TV]

he actually is. in freemasonry back in the older days some architects were highly revered for shaping nature to their will in accordance with holy geometry. The house also had numerous freemason imagery in it.

[@ant208]

I'm getting "Devils Advocate" vibes from this owner

[@mayzter8765]

@@ant208as Arvin said: eyes wide shut.

[@NurmaBP]

The guy has a mummy in his library/art gallery. Who has a corpse in their house and seen it as 'art piece'? And that man made cave, screaming 'sacrifice ritual' vibe. The oh hell nah meters is up on the roof.

[@arabbitwhocanuseinternet9657]

im an architect and have been working almost 2 years now after my bachelor and i learn so much from you subsrcibed love u sir KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

[@jazztheglass6139]

I worked for a week at Wilton House. The family estate of a English Earl. This house is of a similar style, and contents. This house is even bigger. You've got no idea of the upkeep and full time staff required for these properties. He may have tenants farming etc on the 300 acre estate. Wilton House estate is 16 Square miles, there's 5 or 6 farms on much of the estate.

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

cool man

[@michaelwescott8064]

saved me so much cash today, definatly gonna get your council before I buy a giant french mansion with my leftover money.

[@friedrichweitzer3071]

Don't forget to set an alarm when the Louvre or the chateau de Versailles is on the market!

[@heavenread4610]

This video was really entertaining hands up! For entertainment companies, donating to the state as a museum is all they can do with it. The place is weird. When Erik went downstairs through that creepy dead animal area I thought he would find Dracula's coffin lol. he was basically running out of that area lol

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

thank you for always supporting the channel

[@Aussie00]

Hi Arvin, l found your channel today and have got NOTHING done!!!! Love yr honesty & knowledge. For those who think you're just critiquing are missing the whole point of what you're doing, you are trying to help people from making huge financial mistakes. Cheers from Gold Coast Australia 🇦🇺

[@jeanharris5697]

I'm telling you that guy is printing his own money. There's no way he's buying a piece of art every day, and not just any art but authentic art like that dead body😂

[@RightWingSomos]

Putin front?

[@KathleenMcNe]

In 2023, Jacques Garcia sold a portion of his prized antiques collection at an auction with Sotheby’s in Paris. The sale included 75 lots from his extensive collection of furniture, art, and decorative arts.

[@johnnyarellano7653]

It’s so refreshing seeing your video reactions!! We’re entering a new era of seeing mega mansions. Thank you 🤍

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

My pleasure!

[@pseudo-aleatoire]

It's already like a museum. As a French person living in Normandy, I have visited this property a few times. You can tour the garden and some parts of the chateau (many chateau owners offer this to generate money for renovation etc). You can rent the central courtyard for concerts and other events. French rules for historical monuments are very strict, so I'm not sure if you can sell the land for building purposes. This place is not really "livable" but it's a wonderful experience to visit in real life. You could visit it three times and still not cover half of what there is to discover. The rooms he toured are not meant for living nowadays; they are typically the ones visitors see after buying a ticket. For the cost of the renovation a huge part is taking care by the state, as it's a "monument historique" (the fact that it's a "monument historique" mean that you can't do anything). 47:43 no he does not use those rooms as a every day rooms, those are made for staging for visitors

[@EMSpdx]

Thank you for writing this so I did not have to! The owner (s) would have funds and big tax considerations for a restoration of this scope.

[@cedrickillory1590]

These gardens are part of the French Cultural heritage they are protected and you cannot destroy them even if you own them.

[@Krunchy71]

I get that a real estate agent is supposed to hype up a property, but Erik's performance is waaaay over the top. If I lived in this garish mansion I would honesty be worried about a "peasant" uprising.

[@legoqueen2445]

Not sure how your channel came up, but am loving your videos! So much fun!

[@pt6943]

Whatever you say, I love this property. If money was to buy me something, this would be the top thing on my list. It is a homage to architecture, arts, history, cultures, and science. Almost all authentic pieces. Hardly see any knock offs.

[@ForPapaandGrandma]

I got a kick out of you doing a reaction to the lavish Chateau du Champ-de-Bataille and eerie Masonic grotto. Therefore, I was surprised to read a few comments grumbling about you covering a property that only a handful of billionaires can afford, as if the $100-250M properties you review are within most of your viewers' price range! As a new subscriber who binged on your videos, I dig your recent format.

[@RubiHammer]

The first movie I would shoot in this place would be a remake of 'The Shining'.

[@bougiemanmike]

Okay, so Jacques Garcia is a pretty famous and influential interior designer known mostly for his work on palaces (for a good example of what he does for his clients, look up the Villa Astor Sorrento or the Chateau de Villette, as this is a terrible example of his work). From the rumblings I’ve heard in the design community, he wants this place to be his personal version of the Soane museum in London. It’s functionally his personal museum, a display of his achievements as a collector. And based on the fact that there was a pretty famous Sotheby’s sale of some of the artifacts he’s collected, he either badly needs an infusion of cash so is looking to rent out part of it, or he’s preparing to die and is looking to find someone who will preserve it as is for him. Or perhaps both.

[@Noqqin]

Man came in clutch. Name also checks out.

[@ps3nickolia12]

I aspire to be rich enough someday to sucker the government into paying for my own development of a billion dollar estate with all the priceless artwork included. What a joke.

[@cathevans2361]

You could never sell off “parcels” because it’s a French Heritage site, you’d never get planning permission.

[@eduardol.c.9560]

Fantastic channel. Congratulations! Finally, someone who speaks the truth about many of those MANSIONs with entirely subjective value that do not align with reality. Sending a big hug from Brazil.

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

thank you sir

[@effingcool1780]

Nah, i think he is better to stick with newly built modern buildings. I don't think he understands about europian or asian old mansion, its historical value or that this houses are literally under state protection. Owners have no right to destroy it, divide it or modernize it . He probably works with new money clients and not nobles with mansions. Zero knowledge in this fiels it seems.

[@legoqueen2445]

I think he might be taking the piss in order to provide some entertainment. It's hard to tell. 😂

[@mk1gti]

I think the best way to monetize this property is to open it to tours, just as they do for Versaille. You could sell multi day tickets for the tours. No one could possibly see all of this in a single day. You could book overnight or multi day stays in the rooms for visitors and I'm sure hotels and restaurants and shops in the area could, or already are making a substantial amount of money on tourism as it is. As far as using it for movie sets, how many movies can one make in these areas before audiences begin to notice the same scenes in different movies?

[@sterlinglewis5700]

Originally built at a time when the aristocracy were in mad competition to out-lavish their palaces and one-up each other, this is truly an historic national treasure and one can only view it as such. Frankly, I commend the owner for committing to the restoration, and making it as authentic as he possibly could with the art treasures he has populated it. The French are VERY protective of their patrimony, and I'm sure this chateau is subject to all kinds of strictures about use, maintenance, and possible sale. A foreigner will NEVER be able to own this property. There is a well-known incident where an important landmark was covertly sold to a Japanese consortium. The French government found out about it and, outraged, arrested the buyers at the airport [!], arrested the sellers, and confiscated the property. I do not see this video as a sales pitch, but more as a puff piece designed to draw interest, and lure visitors to a living museum. IMHO, any outrage about use, decor, or whatever, is completely misplaced, for it needs to be viewed in the context of the time it was erected.

[@snarepusher]

In European castles and palaces big events are usually hosted in the courtyard, and not somewhere in the park. Most of them are used as some sort of museum, hotel, wedding venue, etc. so they have been adapted for those uses with modern kitchens, backstage rooms, offices, toilets, wardrobes, storage rooms, technical facilities, electricity, water, wastewater, and so on. If you're wondering why you don't see that in tours of the grand representational rooms: It's usually in the former stables, servants quarters, storage vaults, agricultural yards (yes, most palaces were or are also farms), etc. and those have nearly always been on the ground floor of the palace and/or in a side wing off of the courtyard. So if you are hosting an event you're doing it in the courtyard as the amenities are already there. You also already got access for trucks, emergency vehicles and footpaths wide and stable enough for hundreds of people.

[@TheLukanda]

Isn't it interesting how most people have no idea what wealth actually is. Having a property that is bigger than some countries is what luxury means.

[@SentinalhMC]

He kept saying no one knows how much the property is worth but I can tell you: zero. This property is worthless because no one in their right mind would ever buy it.

[@_5_675]

This has become my new favourite channel.

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

thank you sir

[@janerichards8444]

I'm enjoying your sense of humor. The grotto really pegged my Creep-O-Meter.

[@Leal2020]

The first ten seconds of the video consists of the most unlikely words I’d hear from a real estate video and I’m totally here for it lmao 😂😂

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

i spend a lot of time telling my clients not to purchase a property

[@neilm923]

This Château is a monument historique. Meaning, the government would have funded a good portion of the renovations. The downside is that it MUST open to the public for a certain time each year. That blows out any privacy and probably the filming aspect as well.

[@thebuildconnect3750]

This house reminds me of the game Resident Evil.

[@timbrouns87]

41:27 but there is a word for it, macabre. Personally I love it, probably wouldn't change a thing. It's a window into a time long gone by, when there was a different norm on what is acceptable. As you've said it's the perfect location for shooting movies/tv shows, but not only that it's also an amazing venue for hosting concerts ranging from classical to modern or even upper echelon weddings.

[@caritremblay7976]

I appreciate the balance and practicality you bring to these programs. I wonder if you could critique some of the Grand Design homes and Grand Design Australia. I would be interested in hearing your thoughts

[@TheRrxing]

So glad I found your channel. It takes a lot for me to get the WOW factor. (Like the OSU signal) but this sure did! I HATE the dead animal part I must say. Thank you for posting this!!

[@Xera.6]

What started off as me just enjoying a few of your videos where you shit on Dubai properties (as someone who had to work in marketing for real estate in this place and knows how much bs goes into it) that the KZbin algorithm brought me has turned into a binge-watch of your videos lmao Thank you, algorithm gods 😂

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

Thanks for supporting the channel

[@alyross2850]

Would be a fortune to change the floors to gray fake wood and sliding barn doors.

[@eliethia_munay]

😂😂😂

[@markusweber7445]

„these boxes are from Imperial Japan“ that means they where made some time between 660 BC and today, thank you for that information. If he means the time after the Meiji restauration by „imperial japan“ it would mean they are at most 150 years old which would make them one of the newer objects there….

[@ipadasher]

I just booked the closest cemetery to commemorate my wedding anniversary. Great idea Arvin

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

crazy no?

[@ipadasher]

@@ArvinHaddadOfficial Jacques Garcia past is even crazier than the house

[@erique_k]

@@ipadasherdo say more!

[@bassimprovjams3772]

I just watched that video on this place, it’s just insane, I guarantee there’s hidden rooms and dungeons, the pool area inside is so cool

[@sherrykloster7489]

Eric is very enthusiastic but has so much to learn

[@McVaio]

Just like your mom.

[@sherrykloster7489]

@McVaio my mom is dead but nice try

[@McVaio]

@@sherrykloster7489 Is she on display at the mansion?

[@yourthaiguy]

Is the $1,000,000,000 cost the sale price or the monthly electric and water bill?

[@dinocollins720]

Yeah thinking about buying this just for a vacation home.

12:36 He said GARDENS not LAND there are undeveloped land

[@crockett616]

I guess at least this one has the wow factor 😂

[@legoqueen2445]

Look in the dictionary for 'wow factor' and its photo of this place.

[@147salsa]

They renovated and subdivided an old sugar plantation in my town. I was against this stuff at first but the land is unbelievably beautiful. The main house has main rooms accessible to tenants and 5 massive apartments. The Appartment complexes and townhomes over the estate are some of the most beautiful!

[@goodson77784]

The Covid grotto. 🤣 We were bored during Covid so we built a pagan grotto. 🤣🤣🤣 I can't breathe.

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

ya started making videos

[@davidlp6510]

Mr. Haddad one CANNOT subdivide this property. It is a historical property. One cannot even change the looks of the building or the gardens.

[@ageofechochambers9469]

He's a know it all , he doesn't understand how building permits work in Europe.

[@mangolove]

Thank you for persuading me not to buy this property, I was about to...🤣

[@mtmt88]

similar, but on a smaller scale, would be the Hearst Castle in San Simeon and the Biltmore Estate in Ashville. it is indeed impossible to find buyers for those properties. Even if the lots are subdivided, it's still difficult to sell and recoup because of the remote locations. Arvin is correct that there is zero business sense scenario. Only a government or large institution with unlimited resources can own places like these.

[@_srz_9742]

Hi Arvin, quick explanation, This property is design by lenotre (the royal architecte), so to answer your question lenotre was insanely rich lol and the engineeering begind every piece of technology of the castle and the garden was for the time extremly futuristic (so futuristic thats it make it timeless, i m sure eveyone who look at the castle for the first time doesnt imagine the water, fontaine and pound are fueled by an amazing irrigation system who use a diverted source of the river 100 km away (line versaille castle). This propriety isnt for sale for people. Its available for commercials use and borrower (borrow against the property). This kind of mansion is free of tax by the way (because its historical and because we have a lot of fiscal leverage on this property cost and maintenance fee). But as said in the video if YOU want to buy it.. well you need to pass a sanity test immediately lol. This house again as said in the video is one of the privest property on earth that you can purchase beacause its the premodel of lenotre for the chateau of versaille, (this castle , chateau du champ de bataille * castle of the battlefront * ). I m actually surprise that this house is listed on barnes, cause for this kind of piece, you shouldnt hire this kind of auction company. I write this not to defend the prive who is clearly overpriced but not too far from the truth, this house easily is worth above 800millinons.

[@JC-rm6pm]

15 expert gardeners full time, to maintain the gardens, just there is a $60,000+ monthly bill

[@Underhills]

Good thing I watched this before almost purchasing this property. I had the finger on the trigger 😅

[@randomname392]

Saying the best use for this land is subdividing is like saying the best use for the Whitehouse and its land is as farmland. This is, from what I can tell, partially funded by a non profit and a bit from the French government as well as Jacques. This is history and the fact that Jacques is willing to spend this much time gathering artefacts, art and meticulously placing each and every object with such care shows that this is a passion project, not an investment. This isn't real estate anymore. Its art and history now.

[@bernhardfraser]

Arvin. At 12,08 (about) he said 45 acres, NOT hectares.

[@cristianromanoschi6963]

Beeing from Europe ,if this is listed as historical monument you can t change build other stuff subdivide the historical gardens change the interior. That is why we have old manors and small castles in derilict status. Investors want to build some huge buildings not use millions to restore a single building they want that land to build an wntire neigborhood

[@u2b891]

Jacques Gonzales😂 I lost it

[@Aikidjam]

From the first minute seeing this property, which is a castle and it's domain btw ... I thought it could be part renting facility for movies, big reception events, and also a museum/hotel that could host people at the same time while being a preserved historical building

[@parzi7063]

I like your optimism to divide the property into pieces to reduce the maintenance costs. Good luck with the French regulations to change anything on a national landmark :D

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

you have a good point

[@DMWBN3]

Living in England, we took school tritrips to these types of palaces. Having such beautiful symmetrical gardens was the flex. Not sports cars & rolex, but huge gardens. Bigger than the chateau in the bext province.

[@pohoheli]

Keep doing these videos... People want to see the carnage of truth.

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

thank you

[@mukkaar]

Ok. This property is insane. I was legit amazed. I think you would be absolutely insane buying this, but it was cool as heck. I'm honestly glad the dude was insane enough to buy this and develop it. Honestly, only criticism I actually have is excessive preserved animals. I think it would have been more interesting if it was concentrated in room or two.

[@LudiCrust.]

One very important thing no one talks about is air circulation. 1000% certainty that house has severe mold issues. My mother in law was a pack rat & had air circulation problems that caused mold. This house was built long before air circulation was known about… That stuffy zoo & library have severe mold issues & those isolated narrow rooms in the towers probably have mold growing under the paint & carpets.

[@farqueue]

This guy would be paying for people to blow out each room daily

[@chrisflyingv]

Hey Arvin, awesome video man! You should do a video for the Home Alone house now that they have renovated it, it's on sell for 5.5 million

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

its on the list ...thanks

[@Yellow_Afryca]

For rent? Can section 8 apply

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

section 8 baby great idea

[@TommyLaikh]

This Architect/owner is actually more of an Interior Designer. He designed 3 hotels in Singapore for an developer located in Singapore as well. and each of them is as Ostentatious as Well They are : The Vagabond Hotel - A Tribute Portfolio Hotel The Maxwell Reserve - An Autograph Collection Hotel The Duxton Reserve - An Autograph Collection Hotel The is the most famous for The Le Meridian Hotel In Paris.

[@antipodezz]

This property is is more creepy museum than residence, and I appreciate that Erik treated it like that rather than the normal sales job. Can you review Erik's $28.5M Malibu Estate video from 3 months ago? I actually really like that house. Biggest flaw I can see is that the outdoor ceilings end up blocking too much sunlight. It would have been much nicer to go for even higher ceilings to counter that, especially as a single story home.

[@Lokiskade]

For the subdiving idea, it's likely not an option at all as this is an historical building, so the entire plot is likely protected under strict rules. You wouldn't be able to sell parts of it or build whatever you'd want.

[@Lokiskade]

Tho... The Indian palace doesn't fit that. So dunno...

[@javadsuggs6993]

Newsflash: Architects can also be developers and can also be independently wealthy from other ventures. We are capable of doing far with our creativity than just designing buildings.

[@chris53659]

These long format videos are so good. Thanks, Arvin

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

thanks and will continue

[@circuittoys]

This by far is the most insane property i've ever seen. I still cant believe the owner created the grotto during covid.

[@jamielancaster01]

@ 23:15 That’s not a swimming pool, it’s just a fountain, a long fountain. There’s one in DC in front of the Lincoln Memorial that bigger than this one, but it’s NOT a swimming pool either.

[@juliebaird9946]

The first thing I would do before I moved in would be to replace everything that would remind me of a dead animal. If I could afford the house I could afford to do that. Regarding filming, the studios can build that place from scratch for cheaper than that place would have to charge. Studios would have to pay the insurance in case they damaged something...oh my goodness! How do we know some of that stuff isn't fake? Erik is so tall and some areas are tiny, he had to have a little claustrophobia. Was that Erik's wife with him? I get it now...Erik did this tour so he could write off his trip! 🤣😂Smart, Erik! Great job, Arvin! Thanks for sharing.

[@kenth151]

Seems small to me. I need more space.

[@ArvinHaddadOfficial]

hahhah

[@einatblackrose]

Honestly, it's so packed with crap you hardly got room to move around. I think my 50 sqm appt is more spacious than that.

[@ALBERT.GM.WALKER]

I don't think the person that can afford to buy this property is worried about getting their money's worth. They already have enough to burn, and then some.

[@seanmitchum8179]

"Look at him! Look at him in his eyes! Can you go to bed tonight?" Had me absolutely dying 🤣

[@trooper64428]

The rooms were divided like that in the chateau so after dinner women would retire to the lounge and the men would retire to the smoking room etc.