He Wanted Room for 21 of His Porsches. So He Built a Second House Across the Street.
But there was more real estate to come. In 2016 a 1- acre lot directly across the street from their Rancho Mirage house came up for sale. They purchased it for $800,000, with no plan, Harris says, other than, 'to prevent someone else from building something hideous.'
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