Want to live next door to US President Barack Obama? The colonial mansion next to his Chicago home is now available - for the right price.
So far, the real estate broker handling the sale won't even guess at what that price might be.
"We don't know what premium the Obama factor will have," said Matt Garrison of Coldwell Banker.
"If it was a block away it would be somewhere in the (neighborhood) average of 1.2 to two million dollars."
Garrison's phones have been ringing off the hook since the house was put on the market on Friday.
They've had at least a handful of serious inquiries - one from as far away as London - and expect more to pour in as word gets out.
But those hoping for an invite from Obama or the chance to swap recipes with the First Lady might be setting themselves up for disappointment.
Despite vowing to come home to Chicago as often as possible, the Obamas spend most of their time in Washington and have chosen Camp David and Martha's Vineyard for recent vacations.
The new owners will also have to contend with roadblocks and screening by the Secret Service, what Garrison calls living in "the ultimate gated community."
Viewings of the 6,000 square foot brick home will be scheduled only after potential buyers show they are financially capable of closing the deal.
Built in 1906, the brick colonial mansion has eight bedrooms, a coach house on its ample grounds and has maintained many of its original details and stained glass windows.
It is just a few blocks away from the University of Chicago and the proposed site of the 2016 summer Olympics in the prestigious Kenwood neighborhood on Chicago's south side.
The current owners bought the house for 35,000 dollars in 1973 and are looking to downsize to a condominium.
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想與美國總統巴拉克•歐巴馬做鄰居？目前，與歐巴馬在芝加哥老家的住宅相鄰的一處殖民建築風格的豪宅正待售，而且價格公道。
到目前為止，代理豪宅出售的房地產中介公司甚至都無法預測這套房子能賣到多少錢。
科威房產中介公司的馬特•加裡森說：「我們不知道『歐巴馬』這張牌能為房子加價多少。」
「距離這裡一個街區的房屋的均價大約在120萬美元至200萬美元之間。」
這套豪宅於上周五開始出售後，加裡森的電話都被打爆了。
諮詢者們至少要問幾個嚴肅的問題，隨著消息的傳播，諮詢電話會更多。這兩天還有一位遠在倫敦的買主打電話諮詢。
不過那些希望受邀去歐巴馬家裡坐坐，或者有機會與第一夫人交換食譜的人可能要失望了。
儘管承諾要儘量多回芝加哥老家，但現在歐巴馬一家大多數時間都住在華盛頓，而且最近的度假地也選在了戴維營和瑪莎葡萄園島。
此外，新房主還得應付路障，還會受到美國特勤局的審查。加裡森稱住在這裡等於住在了「監護最嚴密的小區」。
只有當潛在買家證明自己有經濟實力購買這處6000平方英尺的磚房住宅後，才會安排看房。
這座殖民建築風格的磚房豪宅建於1906年，共有8間臥室，在寬敞的院內有一間馬車房，整套住宅保留著其原有的大部分特色以及彩色玻璃窗。
這處豪宅距芝加哥大學，以及有望舉辦2016年夏季奧運會的賽址僅有幾個街區的距離。這處賽址位於芝加哥南部著名的肯伍德區。
這套房子的現房主於1973年花了3.5萬美元買下這處住宅，如今房主希望將其縮小為一套公寓。
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