While President Obama isn't facing much in the way of in-party competition for the Presidency in 2012, on the Republican side candidates are lining up to spar for the nomination.
The grand poobah of flashy real estate, Donald Trump, has already backed out and over-exposed Sarah Palin has yet to make a decision, but we've got the houses of five candidates who seem willing to go the distance.
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This post originally appeared at Curbed.
MITT ROMNEY: La Jolla, Calif.
One of the early frontrunners is former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, whose 2008 bid ended in a primary defeat to John McCain.
Following that let down, he's revamped his strategy and moved to La Jolla, Calif. The former CEO of private equity house Bain Capital, Romney didn't skimp on his new digs.
In fact, he forked over $12M for one of the choice beachfront houses in town, a 3,000-square-foot spread on almost half an acre.
RON PAUL: Lake Jackson, Texas
Third-time candidate Ron Paul might realize that voters don't take too kindly to extravagant living on the part of their candidates. In another "everyman" move, Paul has taken to Facebook to sell his four-bedroom house in Lake Jackson, Texas.
On the market for $325K, the 5,500-square-foot ranch house was Ron and Carol Paul's home for 42 years. Looks like he'll sacrifice anything to finance this presidential bid. Third time better be the charm.
NEWT GINGRICH: McLean, Va.
Another Beltway vet, Newt Gingrich, resides in a locale appropriate for a Republican insider, McLean, Va., just across the Potomac from DC.
The former Speaker of the House as a Representative from Georgia, Gingrich has resided in McLean full-time since 1999, but he's been running under the public political radar in this anonymous suburban house.
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