Madonna's Childhood Home For Sale for $49M

Curbed is reporting the Madonna's childhood 4 bedroom home in Rochester Hills, Michigan where she and her seven sibling grew up is on the market for $49M.  

While this might seem like a deal for a die hard Madonna fan to fix up and live in, be warned that the reason the price is so low is that a fire ravaged the home in 2008 and it has been empty since then.  Having lived in a home where there was just a minor fire but a lot of smoke, I can tell you that no matter how much you wash down the walls or floors, repaint, recarpet or retile,  the smell of smoke will even years later as it gets into the structural beams.  

From a historical standpoint, it is interesting to see where the self-proclaimed "Material Girl" grew up.  For more pics and the complete story click here, but I couldn't resist posting this picture of
Madge's former throne

Photos: Curbed

EGG SHAPED HOME

This solar powered  egg shaped mobile home is concept is by a 24 year old architect in Beijing, China to come up with a solution to living rent-free.  It cost around $1,000 to make and it is only big enough to fit a bed and a few belongings; but the solar panel is enough to power a lamp.

Although it is very clever and a step up than a sleeping bag and a cardboard box as provides more protection and comfort than, it seem like it would be a below living out of a van and most modern cities would never allow it due to zoning, not to mention health code issues depending on how he collects, stores and disposes of his "personal waste" (and I don't mean takeout containers).       Photo by: AFP / Getty Images