Helena, Montana is no doubt a gorgeous place to spend time. Nestled in the heart of Big Sky Country, it’s not too far from Bozeman, Missoula, and Great Falls. Homes for sale in Helena routinely have listing prices between $500,000 and $1,400,000. Then there’s the one at 1475 Cayuse Road with an asking price of $2,500,000. Nothing in the area comes close to that price but, of course, no other houses in the area come with a pair of Aston Martins, either.
To be clear, this isn’t a mansion set far from the road on its own expanse of several acres. From the road, which appears to be about 50 feet from the front door, it looks sort of like any other house on the block aside from being much wider. In fact, the entire 5,138 sqft home rests on a 0.26-acre lot according to Zillow.
Again though, it’s what’s inside that gives this home its real value. The house itself isn’t the only thing for sale. The buyer gets everything in the listing and the Aston Martins are just the cherry on top.
Encompassing over 5000 sq feet, the residence features four bedrooms, four baths, and a 2200 square foot showroom. Fronting an 8-acre park, the location combines leisure with convenience.
The sale includes an 83” Sony 4k TV in the theatre room, a Dimension One Spa, and a “state of the art” golf simulator with a Foresight Sports GC3 launch monitor. Evidently, golfers are even allowed to drive balls off of the back deck and into the public park. Reviews don’t include any mention of dodging golf balls while trying to enjoy the park, which honestly surprised me a bit.
All of this sort of undersells what might be the most exciting portion of the sale for die-hard wrenchers though. Sure, the pair of Aston Martins sound like a great treat but there’s no information about their condition (more on that shortly). How ever would one maintain them? With the gear in the tool room, that’s how.
That’s right, this house comes with a fully outfitted tool room that appears outfitted with just about everything Milwaukee Tools has ever made. In some cases it appears there are two versions of everything Milwaukee ever made. The tool room isn’t even the only place in the house with tools!
One of the three garages (you read that right) features another wall of tools. Who knows what’s in the storage bins? It could be more tools!
Now, let’s talk a little more about the cars in the equation. We’ve reached out to the realtor but, as of this writing, haven’t heard back. Here’s what we can confirm through photos alone. The older of the two coupes is a Vantage from between 2005 and 2017. Based on the visible badging it’s likely a V8 version and interior photographs show that it’s an automatic with paddle shifters on the steering wheel. Not knowing the exact year makes it tough to be sure of power output, but this generation of the Vantage V8 made at least 380 horsepower.
The other Vantage is a later model, somewhere after 2018 and again is likely a V8 that in this case makes 503 horsepower and 505 lb-ft of torque through the use of two turbochargers. In a sort of amusing twist, who we assume is the seller is wearing a shirt with a Genesis logo on it while sitting in one of the cars. This is likely because the seller is a huge golf fan and may have attended the Genesis Invitational golf tournament.
Interestingly, while the two cars are no doubt luxury items and exotics in their own right, they might not be as valuable as one expects.
Notably, we know nothing about condition, options, or anything else but a quick peek at recent auction results suggests that the older Vantage is probably worth no more than $50,000 or so. The newer one could trade hands for another $100,000 or so over that so in total, the pair is probably worth (charitably) $250,000 or less on their own.
Nevertheless, this is a house full of ways to kill time and at least a couple of ways to get out of the house and kill time in style. Is it worth $2.5 million when the houses right next to it don’t crest $600,000 according to Zillow? That’s up for the next buyer to decide but tell us what you think in the comments!
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