Doug Travels to Carbon County, Montana

"For Sweden" (rallybeetle) 12/05/2018 at 13:41 • Filed to: Rare Dougs, Rare DeMuros, Auto trader dot com slash Oversteer, Doug, DeMuro, Doug DeMuro, Porsche 959, Porsche, 959, Montana

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Recently, Doug visited Carbon County, Montana to visit a Porsche 959 owner and review said Porsche. Carbon County and its seat, Red Lodge, isn’t a huge place, with approximately 10,000 residents. However, it is near a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and an entrance to Yellowstone National Park, making it a good place if you can work from anywhere.

P.S. did anyone try Doug’s new favorite coffee?

Kim Jong - Healthy > For Sweden 12/05/2018 at 13:57

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i’m a fan of good coffee and good cars, went to the site to check reviews and it may have swayed me:

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > For Sweden 12/05/2018 at 14:02

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Disappointed this car is not registered in Flathead County. I would have helped shoot the video. We could have also done some snow hooning as it appears not to have snowed in the palm tree populated area of Red Lodge.

For Sweden > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 12/05/2018 at 14:06

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Climate change and palm trees haven’t reached Flathead County yet.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 12/05/2018 at 15:17

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Off topic, but I heard that the S helter I sland Est ate on Fl athead Lake finally sold recently. Apparently it went for under $14 million, making it a fantastic deal for the house and island in my opinion, especially considering it was listed for $70M just a few years ago. 

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 12/05/2018 at 15:19

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I saw that in the paper yesterday, buyer is unidentified but said they were a world traveler or some thing strange like that. That place would take a million plus a year just to maintain.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 12/05/2018 at 15:26

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That’s a dream house for me for sure, apparently it’s built on a full steel frame underneath so it should last basically forever. 

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 12/05/2018 at 15:41

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Shelter Island, a 22-acre luxury island estate on Flathead Lake near Rollins that most recently was listed for sale at $13.95 million, has been sold.

Donna Maddux of Missoula, a broker and license partner of Engel & Volkers Western Frontier, brokered the sale, but said she could not divulge the sale price.

“The buyer prefers to remain anonymous,” Maddux said. “He is a world traveler with several properties. He has big plans for improving the property and I think it’s a fantastic thing for our community.”

Maddux said she had worked with the buyer for about a year.

The luxury mansion was constructed by California real estate tycoon Donald Abbey in the early 2000s and features a five-bedroom, eight-bath main house covering more than 24,000 square feet, with 45-foot-tall ceilings. A shooting range, gym and heated boat stall are part of the lavish estate that was once listed for a purchase price of $78 million.

The property “is like nothing else in the world,” Maddux said. “The fixtures and finishes were curated from around the world and come together perfectly to complete this one-of-a-kind property.”

The transaction was the largest sale of Flathead Lake property in more than a decade, she said, adding “it was an honor to list, market and complete the sale of this iconic Montana property.”

In 2016 ownership of Shelter Island was transferred to Second Step Asset Management Co., according to court documents. Maddux said this was a transfer of deed but not a sale. Second Step took the property in lieu of deed from the previous owner, she said.

According to a 2016 Daily Inter Lake article, the deed transfer indicated the sale may have been a short sale for $23.5 million, plus the cost of tax assessments in 2015. A short sale is a sale in which the total amount paid is less than the amount of debt owed against the property.

The state tax board ruled that the property was worth $41.8 million in 2015, after a tax battle in which Abbey claimed the island’s taxable worth was far less at $9.8 million. The 2014 tax bill for the property was $367,696.

not for canada - australian in disguise > For Sweden 12/07/2018 at 19:58

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Montana’s economy is doing great folks. Look at all the supercars registered there and all the people buying things at Costco! I’m telling you people, Montana’s doing great, just great.