thanks so much for watching. and remember, you can't take it with you. >> i'm bob massi. for 32 years, i've been practicing law and living in las vegas. i help people with all sorts of real-estate problems, from trying to save their homes to closing major deals. eight years ago, 6,000 people a month moved here, looking for employment and affordable homes. little did anyone know that we would become ground zero for the american real-estate crisis. now, it's a different story. the american dream is back. we're gonna meet real people who faced the same problems as millions across america, and we'll dive deep into a city on the rebound because las vegas was a microcosm of america, and now vegas is back. [ woman vocalizing ]

thanks for joining us. in a few minutes, we're gonna take you inside two truly unbelievable homes. but first, i want to introduce you to a couple stuck in a property nightmare. >> which one are you looking for, jacob? >> let me tell you the story of mark and yessenia. >> go like this. >> they're a typical young couple. they're trying to raise a family and provide for their children. >> we've been married for seven years. currently, i'm a firefighter with the city of henderson fire department. yessenia is a stay-at-home mom right now with our three boys and running the household for us. >> we bought our first home in 2006. after we got married, we started our family and decided we needed to get into a bigger home. >> throw it! >> we were running out of room, and, at the time, the market wasn't the best for us to sell the house that we were in, so we decided to use it as a rental property. >> it was about three years of living into that house, and i lost my job. >> once we realized my job alone wasn't gonna handle both the mortgages on the properties, we went to the bank to see if we

could get a loan remodification or whatever processes they had at the time. >> they contacted the lenders. they wanted to try to save their homes. people who, their whole life, had great credit ratings -- they were being told, "the only way to save your home is go late on payments." >> we were pretty much told that we were making our payments on time, so there was nothing they could do for us, but if we went delinquent and stopped paying, after six months, they'd reassess the situation and go from there, but they still couldn't give us a guarantee that there'd be something they could do to help us. >> so many good people that bought the homes in good faith in '06 are now being asked to ruin their credit in the hopes -- only the hopes -- of saving their home. so, what did they do? mark and yessenia contacted a lawyer, looking and hoping for help. >> we were told it was in our best interest to file a chapter 7 bankruptcy, to surrender both properties, and begin to re-establish our credit and our family.

>> they filed a chapter 7 bankruptcy. they thought at that time that once a bankruptcy was over that they could move on with their life and eventually buy a home. so they moved in to a rental property and spent three years saving money and repairing their credit before trying to start over. >> look, cruz. want to play? we figured that houses would be sold and would be out of our name and we would wait our appropriate amount of time before we started searching for another house. >> but, suddenly, they discovered a problem. the home they gave up in the bankruptcy three years ago was never actually sold by the bank. >> the title of the house lists mark as the property owner. when i contacted bank of america, they said that bank of america rescinded on the foreclosure process. >> the title to the property was never taken out of their name. it's what we call a zombie foreclosure or zombie title. in other words, the lender, to this day, still has not foreclosed on that property, and

what that means for mark and yessenia -- they cannot buy a property, a new home, to house their family until that lender decides to foreclose on that property, and they find themselves stuck in time. >> we don't technically owe the note on the home, and bofa doesn't technically have the note, but it's still -- the title is still in mark's name. >> for every problem, there's a solution. we're gonna sit down and listen to their story, and i'm gonna give them some resolution to get them out of this mess so they can rebuild their dream. hey! >> [ chuckles ] >> what are you doing back there? hey, mark. >> hey, bob. good to see you. >> how are you, yessenia? >> hello. >> hey, honey. what did it make you feel like when they told you that you had to go delinquent, if you will, on your payments in order to even be considered? >> it was a hard pill to swallow, 'cause we had taken pride in, you know, providing for our family and doing all the right things and establishing our credit and not walking away

from a liability and our responsibilities. >> we wanted to stay in that home. we loved that house. >> so, at some point, you approached a bankruptcy lawyer. >> he had told us that this was going to give us a fresh start, that we were going to be able to have those properties out of our names and the debt out of our name and we would be able to, in a few years, as long as we tried to re-establish our credit and save some money for a down payment, we'd be able to buy a house again. it's been three years that this house has supposedly not been our responsibility. now, three years later, we're having to deal with trying to figure out what to do. >> this problem can be solved. but first i needed to see this property for myself. so, here we are at 9498. this is the property you thought was surrendered, and this is the property that's still in your name, right? >> yes. >> right. >> all right. let's go in. let's take a look. if you would have realized that

it was still in his name, i'm assuming the condition of the house you would have changed and tried to rent it out again. >> yeah, absolutely. we wouldn't have let any of this happen, and we would have hopefully had somebody in here that would have taken care of the house. at this point, we're willing to do almost anything to just get the house sold. >> we talked to the gentleman from the collection agency that purchased the loan. we asked him, "when are you gonna foreclose on the property?" he said, "we can't. we're just a collection agency. i don't even know where we're gonna go from here." >> do you have any motivation just to sort of fix it up and say, "hey, lender, until you take it, i'm gonna rent my house out and make some money"? >> we've thought about it a great deal -- spend 5 or 6 grand as an investment, throw it back in here, and throw a renter in here till someone says, "leave." >> now that i've seen the property, the first thing that comes to my mind is the short sale. by definition, a short sale is where you sell it for less than what the debt is. there is no debt. i think that puts you in a huge advantage because now, since the lender has done nothing for three years, you may have a

trump card to get rid of this home and get it out of your name. the other thing is i really still believe that either through the bankruptcy court, which takes a little more time, or just deeding the property back to the lender or the servicer of the loan, is definitely an alternative. what we want to try to do is keep it out of court, because, number one, it's time-consuming. you don't have to spend any money. so, i think we're gonna approach this in a very practical way. what's the quickest way to get this nightmare behind you so you can start rebuilding your dream, own a home in another year, and then move on with your life? so, will they be able to escape from zombie foreclosure? we're gonna follow mark and yessenia's story, and in a few weeks, i'll check in with them and i'll let you know how they're doing. next, i'm gonna show you two of the hottest properties in las vegas. how 'bout this -- basketball court, wine cellar? believe it or not, they're right here in las vegas. [ woman vocalizing ] it's easy to think that all

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♪ >> welcome back. i'm bob massi, the property man. when the real-estate market crashed, it took everything with it, from studio apartments to multimillion-dollar mansions. but the american dream is back, and real estate is hot again. at the end of the program, we've got some vital tips that you need to know if you're jumping back in the market. but first... if you're talking high-end real estate in las vegas, well, let me tell you, you're talking for florence shapiro and ivan sher. this duo is responsible for listing some of the most unbelievable homes around, and they offered to show us two very different but equally stunning properties. this property has nearly 16,000 square feet under the roof. listing price -- $11 million. to the left here is actually, like, an indoor/outdoor pond. >> yeah. it's a koi pond, and it goes right into the house. so, you have the sound of water

wherever you are in this house. >> and immediate meditation, ivan -- you know, that warm feeling, home feeling. and then, as we're walking in to the house, this is a very, very unique door. >> the home was obviously custom-built for the owners. at the very end of the design and development and creation project, the door was unveiled to them, and, as you can see, it epitomizes the home. >> i mean, look at this. look at this chandelier. >> incredible -- absolutely incredible. >> there's a peace about this property, ivan, that when you walk in, it doesn't overwhelm you. >> you're immediately struck by the architecture. >> yeah. >> you look at it, and you just -- you're inspired. then you walk through the home, and you feel the light. you feel the air. you feel the zen of what it has to offer. and you come out to the backyard, and the backyard kind of cascades over. >> the nice thing about this is it opens up to the family room, and you've got the fireplace that looks like it's outside,

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property number 2 is like slipping in to a little piece of europe right here in las vegas. [ laughs ] this is getting to be torturous. [ laughter ] oh, my god. this 5-bedroom, 5-bath home has nearly 11,000 square feet of living area, and it's listed only for $8.5 million. the custom and imported finish throughout this breathtaking estate are second to none. >> the floor that you see is reclaimed from europe. the terra cotta that you'll be walking on was brought from europe. >> when i'm walking, the first thing i notice is the ceiling. >> all of the detail that you see on the ceilings were handpainted on canvas. >> and then it was stretched in here, and the beauty is the way they've arched the ceiling so you get that impression when you walk in. >> and this is in an area called southern highlands. >> right. >> that's correct. >> so, now we're going out towards the swimming pool. you walk in to certain homes that are this large, and sometimes there isn't that feeling of warmth. this feels like a home.

it feels like it's lived in. as large as it is and as beautiful, it feels like a place you could bring the family, bring the kids, bring the grandkids, and have a great time. >> that's right. >> look at this kitchen. they have this completely open space here where people could sit and talk, and you have the view out here. and then i'm looking out here. there's even a barbecue area where they can go out. >> yes. >> what some people do incorrectly when they build a home like this is they go for the european feel but they make it heavy. that's not what's timeless, and this home is timeless. >> it's interesting you say that, because i notice that, literally, from room to room, there's different woods, so it's not, like, overbearing, where you get all this dark wood and the house gets dark. like, you look at this area over here, this cupboard area. it's not like something that's so heavy-looking that it overwhelms the room. so now we're on the second floor of this home. by the way, it has an elevator, correct? >> yes, it does. >> now, explain this hallway. >> basically, you have at the end a trompe l'oeil that looks

like a library, and then you have these antique mirrors that are on the side on the walls that gives that feeling of openness. >> and then you have this beautiful view out here of -- >> you got to suffer through these views. >> yeah, that's the problem. this is tough. puts a lot of pressure on you at night to look at the view, looking out towards the strip and the golf course. >> you'll notice that there's an indoor/outdoor component because it's vegas. >> very interesting. >> because of the weather, because of the climate, the people really use the space. >> so, now we're gonna go down to what appears to be the basement. now, this is not your average basement, with a soundproof theater, of course, a gameroom, wine cellar -- a little vino -- and a private office. >> this is the gameroom. this is where you have fun. >> look at this. oh, a nice pool wine -- every kind of wine you could imagine. >> that's right. >> and now we go into surely what my grandchildren would love -- the theater. i mean, here we go. >> you've got al the warmth and the nostalgia and the european feel, but then you still don't

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>> you've seen it on indiegogo, kickstarter, sites like that, where there's been donation-based crowdfunding, charitable contributions for causes, but it's now expanded. >> normally, real-estate investments are limited to people who are writing checks of $100,000 or more. we can take a deal, put it online, allow people to invest for 5,000 bucks. giving an individual the chance for a few thousand bucks to own a piece of commercial real estate -- it's really empowering. >> it's growing by leaps and bounds. in the past year, over 100 companies have popped up. >> realty mogul, realtyshares, crowdstreet -- more and more real-estate crowdfunding websites are popping up every day. the websites say that it's bringing democracy -- democracy! -- to real-estate investing, enabling everyday people to invest in major building projects. >> there's been a lot of frustration with wall street and banks, that they're not lending to the right places for growth, and so the thought is that using technology to directly connect investors and borrowers -- it can create a more efficient process that i think will threaten the traditional centralized infrastructure.

>> but is it really that simple? for the moment, most real-estate crowdfunding is only open to so-called accredited investors. what does that mean? in short, got to have a lot of money. >> an accredited investor is a term defined by the s.e.c. it means an investor who has a net worth of $1 million or more or income of $200,000. >> but sometimes it is possible for the little guy to still participate. fundrise recently celebrated the opening of their first ever crowdfunded project. >> we were the first crowdfunding platform and the only, as well, to offer an investment to non-accredited investors. the first project, at 1351 h street northeast in washington, d.c., we bought a 5,000-square-foot auto garage, rehabbed it, and leased it to famous local chef -- opened a concept called maketto. so, it's a fusion kind of asian night market, retail store in the front, coffee shop upstairs. >> the market opened in washington, d.c., after its construction was funded by 375 individual investors -- what a country we live in --

who put up between $100 and $10,000 each. >> they could invest in that project for as little as 100 bucks, which most people have never bought real estate at all, and the idea that that entry point is successful is really powerful. >> and this is big business. the crowdfunding website realty mogul has just invested -- listen to this -- more than $50 million from 16,000 accredited investors spread over 180 properties across this great country. >> in most cases, they invest themselves into the projects. they open it up to, at this point, only the accredited investor, with as little as $5,000. >> we recently raised $5 million for 3 world trade center. it really goes to show where crowdfunding has come since we started. you have some of the most institutional, well-respected developers in the world using it, and you have places like 3 world trade center, which are iconic to everybody. >> what risk does that investor have? >> same risk as they would if they were one person buying a piece of investment property. it's still a risky venture. there's no guarantees.

>> the way the payback works is, first, the bank gets paid. then fundrise investors get in between 12% to 16% a year, and then the developer gets their upside, so the developer doesn't get any money back until we're fully paid, and we like to have that level of protection for individual investors who are often just learning the process. >> so, you can invest as little as $5,000 and, say, for 12 to 18 months, get a return of 10% to 14% on your money, which you can't at the bank. >> very shortly, it'll be something that's possible for everybody, and i think that's when you're gonna see a big shift that people can actually participate in this, from the smallest levels, all over the country. >> crowdfunding, zombie foreclosure, short sale -- well, listen, we've got a lot of information for you that you can't afford to miss. stick around. [ woman vocalizing ] my experience with usaa has been excellent. they always refer to me as master sergeant. they really appreciate the military family, and it really shows. we've got auto insurance, homeowners insurance.

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file a complaint. and, finally, if there's no action at all, please get a tough, competent real-estate attorney to bring the lender back to life. we also heard about crowdfunding. now, this allows people to be involved in causes and investments they never dreamed of, including the world trade center and real-estate ventures and businesses. let me break down the different types of crowdfunding. donation -- a crowd gives money because they want to support a cause. or reward-based crowdfunding -- individuals form a crowd. they give money to businesses in exchange for some type of reward. and then you have the equity crowdfunding. members of the crowd -- they become owners of a business, and certain type of financial guidelines must be met, including, by the way, real estate -- not just businesses but real estate, also. and then you have debt crowdfunding. the company solicits from their crowd money and treats it as a loan, and you get interest back. well, that's it for today. be sure to send me your questions or property stories at... and check out our website at...

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i'm bob massi. i'm 1954, walt disney began construction on what he envisioned to be a magical place for families on the site of a former orange grove in california. >> walt disney is a man who had a dream, a dream to take raw land and, with courage and conviction, build a magic kingdom called disneyland. >> disneyland was a huge success. but walt disney knew that hardly anyone crossed the mississippi to travel to disneyland. so he needed a place on the east coast. >> the requirements were good weather and also a populous destination. >> walt disney saw the unlimited potential of central florida. >> the area around orlando was mostly orange groves, swamps and farmland. >> there were only 7,500 total residents in osceola county back in the early '60s. >> there weren't, for miles, any utilities that people could have even connected to. >> nothing but cows and oranges. >> with the florida turnpike and interstate 4 under construction, well,

disney made his decision. but he kept it very quiet. >> well, they had to buy up the land very secretly because as soon as you said disney was coming to central florida, the land values would have gone through the -- the roof. >> he actually formed several fictitious companies. >> about 36 different real-estate companies, none of which knew what the others were doing. >> in 1964, he began quietly buying up millions of dollars' worth of land a few thousand acres at a time. >> without anybody really being aware of what was going on. >> in the beginning, there was a couple names that the project went by -- project x, project future and project east. >> these companies started purchasing 47 square miles, 30,000 acres. >> twice the size of manhattan island, larger than the city of san francisco. >> and it was quite an epic vision that he had for what everybody else looked at to be undevelopable swampland. >> eventually, word got out. >> walt disney will bring a new world of entertainment, pleasure,

and economic development to the state of florida. >> unfortunately, in 1966, walt disney died. but his brother, roy disney, took over to make sure that his vision was gonna come to life. >> disney convinced the state to actually turn the area into a special government district called the reedy creek improvement district. >> the reedy creek improvement district was a novel form of regulatory government. it was passed by the florida legislature. >> this gave disney basically the powers of an incorporated city, which is very strong. >> they could acquire land, levy taxes. it had control over pest control, water and flood control, and fire services. >> disney is its own local government. and i don't think that would ever happen again in florida or probably anywhere else. >> the 2-year, $400 million construction project employed more than 9,000 people. >> lots of different construction companies that had experience with very large projects were brought into florida. >> finally, in october of 1971,

the doors to the magic kingdom were opened. over the next 2 years, more than 20 million people visited, and 13,000 found work there. >> in 1971, we had one theme park, the magic kingdom, two hotels. that was all that there was. it's evolved to now almost 65,000 people employed. >> its four theme parks, two water parks, golf courses, resort hotels and not to mention retail. >> it's thought to have a direct $50 billion economic impact for the state. it helps to bring in over 60 million visitors year after year. >> suddenly, orlando was florida's fastest-growing city. and other brands... guess what? they took notice. >> not long after the magic kingdom opened, seaworld opens. >> and disney kept expanding. epcot was built in 1982. then came universal studios in 1990, which added city walk in 1999 and islands of adventures after that. >> in order to visit all the attractions

here in central florida, we need 67 days. >> what does this all mean for the area? billions in tourism dollars, hundreds of thousands of jobs, and all kinds of indirect impact. >> it has been, obviously, transformational. >> all of a sudden, we had to take care of all of these guests that are coming. we have to have the infrastructure. >> businesses, financial services, hotels, restaurants. >> like everywhere else, the economy crash of 2008, well, it hit the orlando area pretty good. but as people started returning to the theme parks, the effect on the area and the housing market was very noticeable. >> as our parks started to regain visitors, more people were going to work, more people needing housing, the apartments, foreclosures, you know, dropped. >> lumos maxima. >> after universal's harry potter theme park opened in 2010 and legoland in 2011, both visitors and people looking to relocate, they flooded the area. more than 80,000 new residents arrived in 2010 alone.

employment at universal orlando jumped from 13,000 to 20,000. disney is the region's biggest jobs factory, with 74,000 employees. and they are still expanding. >> it's not just the people working in the parks, but all the multiplier effect. you've gotta have the doctors and the dentists and the lawyers, all of those kinds of things that support that. >> and, obviously, with that comes the need for more ability to have residences close by. >> formerly foreclosed houses end up getting snatched up by the theme-park workers hired to keep up with the swelling crowds and expanded parks. >> we were able to recover faster than a lot of communities. >> for every 80 guests that come as tourists to the state, one job is created. so with over 60 million tourists, it's integral to us sustaining a thriving workforce as well. >> by the beginning of 2015, once foreclosed homes made up about 30 percent of all the home sales in the region. not many people would have predicted this back when walt disney flew over central florida in the 1960s

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♪ >> thanks for joining us. i'm bob massi. i want to tell you about a property that is changing the life of an amazing family. in june of 2004, u.s. army specialist hugo gonzalez found himself on patrol in baqubah, iraq, when his unit came under attack from insurgents. >> it was part of the sunni triangle, very hard place to be. >> being in a firefight was nothing new to specialist gonzalez. but this battle was intense. >> none of the gun battles and close calls that we got could ever prepare me for the tribulation that lays ahead of me after that night that i got mortally wounded in a dusty alley in baqubah, iraq.

>> his humvee took a direct hit from an ied. and bomb fragments ripped through his skull even as the firefight raged around him. >> by the time i get to hear the cease-fire order, i was already blinded, calling for my mother, and scared to death. >> hugo had suffered a traumatic brain injury, had internal bleeding, and had injuries to both eyes. he spent 2 days in a coma and had to have part of his skull removed to combat the swelling. his fiancée, annie, was back home in the dominican republic, not knowing if he would live or die. >> she have all the opportunity at that time to say, "i think i -- i don't gonna be able to handle that." instead of that, the only thing that i got from her is that "i will continue with you until the end of my days." >> the recovery was long and grueling. >> penetrating traumatic brain injury that left me legally blind among other things. >> back home, annie became hugo's support system,

helping him recover. >> it takes an exceptional person to love a warrior, especially a warrior whose war will never cease. >> they married and had three beautiful daughters. hugo heard about the group building homes for heroes. building homes for heroes builds and gives mortgage-free homes to severely injured vets. the group was started by andy pujol, a long island businessman who watched the twin towers fall. and he vowed to dedicate his life to helping american veterans. >> we're on target for 50 homes in 2016. and, uh, we have high hopes of doing the same in 2017. >> i call him my personal war hero because there are many ways to serve your country. it is not true anymore that you need to wear a military uniform in order to make a big contribution to this country. >> we over thousands and thousands of applicants. and hugo was very special. >> for this home, chase bank

donated a formerly foreclosed property. and, with the help of kirchman construction, building homes for heroes began completely renovating it. >> i'm -- i'm a volunteer contractor for building homes for heroes. i'm not getting paid a penny. the roof trusses, the kitchen sink, outdoor unit was just delivered. everything outside you see has been donated. >> everything in this house is designed to hugo's specific injuries and to help him get around. phenomenal type of technology that now exists for people with these type of injuries. the flooring services and style in every room is designed to be different so that hugo can know, by the sense of feel, what room he is in. >> so when he has his cane, he can feel the different textures walking into the kitchen area. >> there's a -- a voice-activated thermostat, which he can control from his iphone. >> it will actually read to him the temperature of the room. >> 79 degrees. >> although he is legally blind, hugo does still have some light perception. so blue led lights will be

projected onto the floor. >> that'll help him navigate to get to his children at night, come up and down the stairs safely. ♪ >> about a month before they were to be handed the keys, the house still under construction, we brought hugo and his family by to check the place out for the first time. >> oh, my god. >> i love to see the smile on the faces and -- and the, uh... you hear the -- the girls, you know, the elation in their voice. >> his sight may be gone, but walking through the door, hugo instantly could feel his family's excitement. >> getting to perceive the great emotion that my daughters and my wife was receiving, i assure you that i feel it twice. >> [ speaking spanish ] >> last night, i could -- i couldn't -- i couldn't get my sleep, thinking about so many emotions at the same time. i only feel it twice in my life... when i was about to see

my daughters' faces... >> [ speaking spanish ] >> and today. >> how does this impact you? >> it's way much more than building houses. it's saving lives, sir. >> in a month from now, their lives will be forever changed. you know, they won't have to pull out that checkbook and write a check for rent or for the mortgage. >> it frees up money for college for their girls. >> it's gonna be a night-and-day difference when you guys come back. >> do you like it? >> yeah. >> it'll be, like, awesome. >> it's gonna be like -- like three princesses going in a palace. >> and every time we go past it, we're like, "yay." >> once we step in this house and finally make it a home, i assure you that the future is very bright. ♪ >> finally, the big day arrived. and it was time for specialist hugo gonzalez and his beautiful family

to come home. >> hugo, annie, and girls, welcome to your new home. >> i would like to express my deepest and eternal appreciation to all the people involved in making our forever home a reality. [ cheers and applause ] hearing my daughters seeing their room for the first time and screaming... >> ah! >> i assure you that that feeling will be with us in this house for the rest of our life. from the heart of a warrior, thank you very much, building homes for heroes. >> and you can help these guys build more homes for people like hugo. go to buildinghomesforheroes.org to find out how. still to come on "the property man," one of the most stunning homes i've ever seen.

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♪ >> welcome back. i'm bob massi, the property man. for most of us, stepping inside a multimillion-dollar mansion is not something we do every day. most of us don't live in palm beach, florida, however. the 10-square-mile strip of beach is florida's easternmost city and known for its pristine coastline, trendy restaurants, and high-end shopping boutiques. so selling a home in palm beach, well, a bit different than doing it in any other part of america. so i asked the mother-and-son team of paulette and dana koch to show me some of these listings.

this seven-bedroom property sits on the edge of lake worth, which separates palm beach from west palm beach. listing price just under $35 million. >> the house has just over 19,000 square feet. it lives on three levels. >> the trilevel compound was designed in 1986 by renowned architect milton klein and then was completely restored and renovated in 2008. you're immediately struck by views, with 200 feet of frontage on lake worth. >> there's a beautiful indoor-outdoor entertaining space that brings the outside in, which is very typical of the way people want to live when they come to palm beach. the view corridors that you have from all the rooms facing the water are unbelievable. >> you're about less than 5 minutes to the inlet, which takes you right out to the atlantic ocean. >> and i noticed how the house is well-buffered on both sides.

>> well, one of the nice things about this piece of property is you're on an acre. >> yeah. >> and that's a rarity in palm beach. >> the fact that there are no neighbors to the south and west and the home has a unique 21-foot-high elevation creates a feeling of seclusion and privacy. the contemporary architecture makes this home feel truly unique. and it's an art-lover's dream. everywhere you look, there's some sort of beautiful sculpture of artwork. >> these particular owners have an eclectic taste in art. they attend every art fair you can imagine. and there's great wall space in the house, as well as great space for sculptures. and it just lends itself, with the natural light... >> mm. >> and everything else that comes through this house. >> off of the kitchen there's another outdoor area that has a -- a wood-burning pizza oven. you have a cabana bath, outdoor showers. your putting green is on the other side. >> walking through the home, it doesn't feel overwhelming,

although tucked away on the main two levels are seven bedrooms, along with 10 full and six half bathrooms. >> this is a downsview kitchen that is very customized, an integration of various materials. you have high-gloss lacquered cabinetries, beautiful stainless steel, glass, granite countertops as well as concrete. it's a true state-of-the art. it's inviting. and it's very manageable, bob. i think that's what people... >> it is. >> ...really enjoy about this. you know, there's a crestron system in the house. so you can control your shades, your music, your air conditioning. >> the lower level features a sophisticated theater media room with seating for 12. also on the lower level is the spa with an adjoining exercise room. and take a look at the wine cellar. it's completely computerized, with room for 5,000 bottles of wine and champagne. talk about a party. >> it truly is self-contained.

>> absolutely. >> i mean, you don't have to -- you really don't have to leave it. >> you never have to leave. you know, it's like a little mini resort. >> up next, i get a lot of viewer e-mails. and it's time to answer some of your property questions in the massi memo. ♪ the mercedes-benz gle

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♪ >> time now for the massi memo. each week, i get hundreds of e-mails filled with all types of property questions.

this one comes from karen from my hometown in las vegas. first of all, a revocable living trust in and of itself is not what we call an asset protection vehicle. what you need to do is go to an estate planning lawyer and have them map out what is the best way to protect your assets simply because of the fact that there's different type of trusts that are available, but it may not suit your needs. all too often, again, people put their children's name on homes. if, in fact, he's going to invest in the property, is that asset exposed? potentially it is. but there's ways to set up asset protection, such as what we call serious llcs, irrevocable living trusts. again, a competent estate planning lawyer could help walk you through this problem. brian from meritt island, florida, writes...

okay. first of all, let's define a zombie foreclosure. zombie foreclosures are those items where either you filed bankruptcy and your debt was discharged or you abandoned your home because you thought there was gonna be foreclosure and the lender never foreclosed on your home. absolutely move back in. why not? if the lender's not willing to take care of the home and get it out of your name, you're still responsible if there's somebody injured on a property. you're responsible for property taxes, homeowners' insurance, hoa dues. move back in and enjoy it. and just tell the lender, "whenever you want to foreclose, guys, we're here. but we're back in, enjoying our home." that's what you need to do because there's no easy way to force a lender to foreclose on that property. i've got a lot of information about zombie foreclosures and much more on our website... foxnews.com/propertyman. be sure to send me

your questions or property stories at propertyman@foxnews.com. that's it for today. i'm bob massi. i'll see you next week. ♪ >> from fox business headquarters d new york city, the new "wall street week." maria: be welcome to "wall street week," the program that helps position you for the week ahead. i'm maria bart row know. coming up, hedge fund billionaire, the legendary ray dalio, my special guest this weekend. but first, take a look at some of the big headlines this past week impacting everything from wall street to main street. the federal reserve did not raise short-term interest rates, but fed chair janet yellen said there is still a possibility for a rate hike by year end, that would be december. yellen also said as many as three rate hikes could come next year as well, and they have begun to reduce the size of their balance sheet. that