$35,000 to tour Bill Gates' house

November 13, 2009 - Washington

Each fall as part of Microsoft's charitable giving campaign, people at the company donate products, services and experiences for their fellow employees to bid on.

The item that typically fetches the highest bid is a tour of Gates' Lake Washington home for the winner and a small group of friends, guided by Gates himself.

After the tour of the 48,000-square-foot complex, which is located outside Seattle, the winner gets to nosh on some appetizers, TechFlash reports.

A year ago, the same tour, of the same house, fetched just $8,600. This year, with things starting to rebound, the bidding rose to $35,000.

No word on who was willing to pay that much, but If you want to buy Bill Gates's house, you'll need something like $150 million.

Via TechFlash - Photo: Tiktik (FLickr)

Share:

• Cher auctions off Hawaii home


• Madonna plans to buy horse farm in New York


• Christian Lacroix Sells Paris Apartment


• Kate Moss eyeing $32 million Paris property


• Madoff's Long Island Home Sells For $9.41M