Multimillion-Dollar Foreclosures: Mansions Claimed by the Housing Crisis

Foreclosures tend to get a bad rap, stereotyped as homes left in ruins by deadbeat owners who skipped out on their mortgages. Rarely do you think of a posh McMansion in foreclosure.

Until now.

The lifestyles of the rich didn't go untouched by the housing crisis, and there are plenty of gorgeous, sprawling spreads out there that have fallen into foreclosure. Click through the gallery below to see just how impressive some foreclosures can be.

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