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This just in from the real estate rumor mill: Bill Gates and the fam are planning to spend their winter cavorting among the horses in an exclusive community in Wellington, Fla., not far from West Palm Beach. According to South Florida blog Gossip Extra, the Gateses have plunked down $600K on a 7,300-square-foot manse that they plan to use from December to May. The estate, with eight bedrooms and a wine cellar befitting of any billionaire's lifestyle, sits on a five-acre property with a pool, barn, and a horse-training facility (Gates' daughter is a horse jumper). The property is listed for $12.9M.
· Bill Gates Plunks Down $600,000 For Wellington Rental [ via Realtor.com]