A Finisher, Rather Than A Starter, Castle

A historic Colorado castle complete with ghost (a onetime coal baron) in Redstone, about a half hour's drive from Aspen, was auctioned for $4 million not long ago. The hundred-year-old mansion had been seized it in a fraud investigation by the IRS. Since the average price of a single family home is about $4K in Aspen, this was no ordinary auction -- it was a steal.