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If you have few savings and want to invest, check for this 19th century mansionhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2526912/Inside-abandoned-Belgian-mansion-brimming-expensive-furniture.html
That story is barren of some important facts – such as why the last occupants left!Also, the pictures make it seem as if it might have been abandoned almost a century ago, until the picture of the plastic toy phone! The article goes on to say that it was abandoned in the 1990s.
Mainly due to the death tax (inheritance tax) and probably because of house maintenance feesAccording to wikipedia:The castle was built in 1860 by order of the Marquis du Chasteler Oswald (1822-1865), descendant of the ancient Hainault family, among others, General Jean-Gabriel du Chasteler . The family du Chasteler, also the Chasteleer or Van Chasteleer , settled since the late Middle Ages in the village. The castle replaces a house from 1502. The castle was built on the old feudal fortress (motte). The current owners belong to the Count d'Ursel familyOther abandonned sites http://www.abandonedplaygrounds.com/category/united-states/
