Unbeknownst to many, Kirstie is the long-time owner of a cottage nestled on a private 16 acres with gorgeous waterfront property on pretty Islesboro Island.

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Even a Rays World Series title this year, which is entirely possible, is unlikely to keep the franchise from bolting if voters don't approve the team's public-private offer for a new waterfront home in St.

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He is working with IMAX to incorporate a private theater into the 11, 000-square-foot waterfront home he is building in Miami Beach.

WSJ: IMAX Launches a Home-Theater System

Sure, this is an unorthodox option, but it is notable that today, while prices for most other assets are flying high, it is still a buyer's market for premium waterfront property in many jurisdictions, and even for those prized trophy assets, private islands.

WSJ: Island Shopping | WSJ.Money Summer 2013

With German unification, the waterfront mansions acquired rich new occupants, many of them Wessis who saw the path as their private property.

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