Motocross superstar James Stewart is considered to be the “Tiger Woods” of his sport. Some call him “Bubba” and he’s earned a record 11 American Motorcyclist Association Amateur National titles as kid growing up in nearby Haines City. In his rookie year as a pro in 2002, he earned Rookie of the Year honors. Two years later, he won both the AMA 125 East Supercross Championship and the AMA 125 Motocross Nationals.

His most significant accomplishment was winning 24 out of the 24 races he participated in 2008… a perfect season.

Recently, he’s made Dr. Phillips his home and the Butler Chain his backyard. His new home in the guard gated community, Isle of Osprey, was featured in this episode of his reality show “Bubba’s World” on Fuel TV.

The home features 6 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 3 half baths, 8,758 square feet, theater room, gym, billiard room, numerous fine luxury finishings, and views of Lake Blanche.

Bubba’s home search highlighted in the first video is a little atypical of the home buying experience, but it looks like he found just the right home.

Local timeshare mogul, David Siegel, has put his unfinished mansion on 10 acres along Lake Butler named “Versailles” in the guard gated community of Reserve at Lake Butler Sound in the Town of Windermere for sale at $75 million “As Is”.

It’s actually listed at $100 million in the MLS which is the price if you want it finished to your specs.

I’m sure most buyers will be buying this property with cash, but if you were to buy this home at $100 million and get a 30 year mortgage at 4.51% with 20% down, the monthly payments would be $405,824 plus taxes and insurance.

I realize we’re talking about $75 million, but the “As Is” price is a better deal. Whether or not $75 million is a good price is another debate altogether.

Depending on what stage of construction this home is in, I can find contractors all day long that’ll complete this home for less than $25 million. From the photos, it appears this home is at drywall stage which means it’s only a matter of putting on the finishing touches.

It has 66,800 square feet (not 90,000 sq ft as reported in the news), 13 bedrooms, 23 bathrooms, 20 Car Garage, and the architecture is based on the residence of Louis the XIV.

It’s being hailed as the most expensive home in America by WSJ but it’s no where near the house Zillow zestimates at $270,408,000. The home that previously held this title was the oceanfront Portabello in Corona Del Mar, California.

A site has been set up for the mansion at http://www.lakebutlermansion.com with all the photos and videos available on this property.

It’s been on the market for nearly 2 months but somehow the press has gotten news of it recently.

Folks around these parts all know that David Siegel made his fortune through Westgate Resorts, the premier timeshare in Central Florida.

He’s also known for his former home on Lake Butler Palazzo del Lago which his former wife, Betty Whitaker, currently resides in.

Here’s a link to the Virtual Tour of “Versailles”. Here’s also a Vitrual Tour of Lake Butler which is the lake this property is located on created via helicopter by Ed Fink of Big Eye in the Sky

I’ll gladly set up a private viewing of this estate with the right credentials so Contact Me.

The Joey Fatone estate in Dr. Phillips that was featured on MTV Cribs just came up for sale today. The benihana grill with a picture of K.I.T. from Knight Rider gave it away. The tax records say it belongs to some trust but I remember watching the episode and this has got be the same house. Feel free to let me know if I’m wrong.

It’s offered at a mere $5,900,000 for 6 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 4 half baths, 12,370 square feet, resort pool with grotto and slide, 10 car garage, theatre room, and frontage on Lake Pocket.

The address is 9726 Kilgore Rd., Orlando, FL  32836 and the MLS number is O4925810.

I have no idea if Joey moved away and someone else is selling the house or if he’s actually still the owner. I just know that this is the house I saw on MTV Cribs.

Check out the virtual tour and see what you think. It takes a bit to load so wait for it.

virtual tour: Joey Fatone’s House

mls data sheet: O4925810

The new home built by Hillcrest Homes features 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 2 half baths, a Nitendo Wii room (a grown man’s dream), 4 car garage (ahh… it would be great for my bass boat), a bar (ahh… it be great for when my friends come to watch the game), about 11,026 square feet, 2 guest cabanas, a lazy river that floats you through the 3 beach areas (aah.. my friends would love it but would stay too long), and 3 acres of lakefront views. Some grand features as big as Howard include 30′ travertine arches, 10′ waterfall, and a 25′ stone fireplace. There’s even a floor to ceiling bookcase in the den that doubles as a secret doorway to the master close just like it was right out of Scooby Doo (man that’s cool).

It sounds like Dwight’s got some fancy new digs and we’ll miss him here in SW Orlando.

take virtual tour: Dwight Howard’s New Home in Lake Club

The Windermere home on Lake Down belonging to star Yankee left fielder Johnny Damon that was featured on MTV Cribs just went under contract to be sold. It’s located in the Sunset Bay subdivision located just west of Apopka-Vineland Rd. on Conroy-Windermere Rd..

If you’ve seen the episode, you’ll know it’s quite a property with 6 bedrooms, 6 baths, 7,471 square feet, 9,206 total square feet, 2 bonus rooms, sauna, library, steam room, well lavished exercise room with wet bar, multiple kitchens, multiple master suites, and a resort style pool. You get all that on 1.5 acres and a dock on the second largest lake on the Butler Chain, Lake Down. The home was built by Prestige Home Builders in the year 2000.

The section of the lake that this property sits on is one of the shallowest sections of the lake and for a long time considered less desirable until lakefront properties on the chain became a more precious commodity.

The asking price of the property when it went under contract was $2,999,000, but the original asking price when the property went on the market in February of this year was $3,350,000.

take virtual tour: Johnny Damon’s Home Featured on MTV Cribs

The first property is said to be the home of David Siegel but it’s actually owned by his former wife, Bettie Whitaker. It’s called the Palazzo del Lago and boasts 17,913 square feet, 12 bedrooms, and 14.5 bathrooms along the shores of Lake Butler.

The next property is one of the many homes owned by Shaquille O’Neal. It’s 28,937 square foot 8 bedroom and 12.5 bathroom mansion with a blue tile roof and basketball court on Lake Butler next to the canal to Lake Louise.

The Windermere home of Tiger Woods in Isleworth is featured as well which features 8 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms, and 6,692.

related posts: Palazzo del Lago on Lake Butler, Shaq’s House, Tiger Wood’s Home in Isleworth

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Here’s a video of ESPN featuring the home of ex Orlando Magic star Tracy McGrady on a show a called The Life .

This t-mackin home was originally built for golf legend Payne Stewart by architect John Henry along the shores of Lake Pocket on Charles E. Limpus Road right here in Dr. Phillips. Henry called his creation Villa Serena because it was designed to offer privacy, security, and a sublime spirit.

It truly is one of the most majestic homes in Orlando with Henry’s signature palladium arches, abundant stone and plaster details, and influences from the Mediterranean Revival and Italian Baroque architectural styles. I’m not sure if the architect would describe it this way, but it’s macadocious.

related post: Former Home of Payne Stewart and Tracy McGrady

Here’s a video of the former Orlando home of AJ McLean who is most known for his membership in the pop band The Backstreet Boys. The home featured in this video is located on a street called Southern Breeze in the Estates at Phillips Landing which is an upscale community in the Dr. Phillips area.

It’s a guard gated community along the shores of Big Sand Lake on Apopka-Vineland Road with homes crafted by some of the area’s finest custom builders which include: J. Richard Watson, Mark Clayton, Steve Cahill, and Wyatt Anderson among others.

How do I know this from watching the video? I can just feel my real estate geekness oozing out.

There’s good news for fans out there. They’re back on a concert tour this year called Unbreakble with stops in Europe and the United States. I wish I could say I was a fan, but my teeny bopper sisters definitely were.

AJ was more known for acting in his early days with appearances on Nickelodeon shows such as: Guts, Welcome Freshman, and Hi Honey I’m Home. He then became famous and filthy rich with the Backstreet Boys, had a stint with substance abuse, and now recovered and focusing on his music career again. It’s like an episode from E! True Hollywood Story. Go AJ.

Listen to Streaming Audio: The Backstreet Boys New Single “Inconsolable”

related link: Audio Stream of The Back Street Boys New Album “Unbreakable”