Presidential Vacation Homes

Whether it’s “the Summer White House,” “the Winter White House,” a beach house or a fishing camp, presidents need to get away, too.If a current or former president stays at a friend’s estate even for only one night, the visit bestows bragging rights to the place, and plaques can be ordered stating a president slept here. 

The Summer White House

Some Houses have more than one well-traveled president’s name in their pedigree. A few of the following homes also have hosted other dignitaries, movie stars, and at least one of the mansions has appeared in several movies. Apparently, the presidential association is good for real estate prices, too. The prices of the following homes (with most images provided by Realtor.com) range from $1.675 million to $95 million.

Barack Obama, 44^th president of the United States, made it official on Monday, April 4, that he planned to live at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. for four more years.Obama presented himself as the candidate of change in 2007 and worked to lure Democrats with ads that promised heady possibilities: “We Can End a War," "We Can Save the Planet," "We Can Change the World."The 2012 announcement was more tempered and reflected a candidate who has the bruising experience that comes from occupying the Oval Office.

 "Hope' and 'Change' meet reality" Obama said..

connect with me on google+ at +lyne cruz My Google Profile