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WEBVTT TO BELIEVE. HERE IS TODD. TODD: STEVE AND STACEY, THIS IS A DREAM HOME THAT A METRO DR. BUILT. IT TOOK HIM TWO YEARS TO BUILD IT BACK IN NOW THE DREAM IS FOR 2005. SALE AT $2.8 MILLION HERE ON THE WESTERN SHORE OF SAYLORVILLE LAKE. THE BEST VIEW OF THIS FRENCH COUNTRY MANSION IS FROM THE AIR. WE LAUNCHED SKY 8 TO SHOW OFF THE 3 ACRE DREAM HOME ON BEAVER DRIVE. THE HANDMADE BRICK AND LIMESTONE HOME IS 14,000 SQUARE FEET, ABOUT 10 TIMES THE SIZE OF A NORMAL HOUSE. 7 BEDROOMS, NINE BATHROOMS AND A 2500 SQUARE FOOT PATIO. ALL SET JUST FEET OFF THE WESTERN SHORE OF SAYLORVILLE LAKE. SURE SHOW IT IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. TODD: JOANNE MANNING HAS THE LISTING FOR IOWA REALTY. >> THERE IS A BUTLER’S KITCHEN AS WELL AS THE MAIN KITCHEN. . SO IT IS PERFECT FOR ENTERTAINING. TODD: THE KITCHEN FEATURES A SIX FOOT BY NINE FOOT ON ISLAN AND 20 FOOT CEILINGS. THE BUTLER’S KITCHEN COMES IN HANDY EVEN WHEN YOU DON’T HAVE A BUTLER. THERE ARE SIX INDOOR AND OUTDOOR FIREPLACES. >> ALL THE TRIM WORK IS CHERRY. TODD: A MASSIVE STAIRCASE LEADS TO THE SECOND FLOOR AND A SMALLER SPIRAL STAIRCASE LEADS TO A FOURTH-FLOOR BALCONY TORRENT WITH VIEWS OF -- LEADS TO A TURRET WITH VIEWS EVERYWHERE. THE QUESTION, WHO WOULD BUY ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE HOUSES LISTED IN THE METRO? SOMEONE WHO CAN APPRECIATE THE SIZE AND QUALITY OF THE OLD DESIGN AND MODERN CONVENIENCES. LIKE HEATED GARAGE FLOORS. >> OUT OF THINK IT IS ANY DIFFERENT THAN THIS PROPERTY, IT WILL JUST TAKE A DIFFERENT BUYER. THEY MAY BE USED TO A HIGHER PRICE POINT OR COMING OUT OF TIME. TOWN. TODD: AND IN THIS CASE, THE PRICE POINT IS $2.8 MILLION. THE HOUSE PAYMENT WOULD BE ABOUT $14,000, SO START SAVING