Ridiculous Summer Rentals, Real Housewives of New York City Edition
For a couple hundred thousand dollars, you can live the life of Real Housewives Ramona Singer, Kelly Bensimon, or Jill Zarin in the Hamptons this summer. Just what you've been dreaming about, no doubt!
Ramona Singer
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Who: Ramona & Mario Singer
Where: Southampton
How Much: $145,000 for August or $295,000 for Memorial Day through Labor Day
Listing: Prudential
This isn't the first time Ramona and Mario have put their six-bedroom mansion on the market: They listed it for the same price last summer, too. (No word on whether they found any takers.) Sure, $295K might seem like a lot to spend on a rental that looks like it was last decorated in the mid '80s. But it also comes with a bocci court, heated pool, and regulation-size Har-Tru tennis court, in case hosting ultra-competitive tennis matches at your house happens to be your thing.
Kelly Bensimon
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Who: Kelly Bensimon
Where: East Hampton
How Much: $40,000 for June, $135,000 for July, or $300,000 for Memorial Day through Labor Day
Listing: Main Street Properties
Poor Kelly has been trying to unload her Further Lane mansion for a while now but hasn't had much success. She put it up for sale for $14.5 million three years ago, then listed it again for $10.9 million in 2009. Last summer she tried renting it for $295,000, but didn't find any takers. It hit rental market for the same price again earlier this year.
Jill Zarin
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Who: Jill & Bobby Zarin
Where: Sag Harbor
How Much: $80,000 for July, $100,000 for August, or $175,000 for Memorial Day through Labor Day
Listing: Prudential
When she's not busy reviewing her own book on Amazon, Zarin finds time to game the real estate market. Although she sold this 10,000-square-foot mansion for $2.85 million back in 2007, she negotiated a deal that allowed her and Bobby to continue staying there for the next two summers. Now the place is available for rent, and some lucky person can pay $175K just to be able to claim he or she is staying in the same home as a cast member from a Bravo reality TV show.