A fire-ravaged Tennessee mansion that went viral after being listed on Zillow for $1.5 million is being bought by a British entrepreneur: 'We live in a throwaway society and I don't think that's always a good thing'

Fri, 01/27/2023 - 04:34

Mike Thakur standing in front of a fire-ravaged house he bought. — Mike Thakur is buying a burnt-out Tennessee mansion listed on Zillow for $1.5 million.
Mike Thakur

A British entrepreneur is buying a fire-ravaged Tennessee mansion listed on Zillow for $1.5 million.
Mike Thakur told Insider he and his wife "have never been scared of a challenge."
The Zillow listing, complete with pictures of the fire damage, has been viewed nearly 450,000 times.

A British entrepreneur is buying a fire-ravaged Tennessee mansion that went viral after it was listed on Zillow with a $1.5 million price tag.

Mike Thakur and his wife, both originally from Manchester, UK, live in Houston with their three children and had been looking for a home in the Nashville area, he told Insider.