(PRLEAP.COM) Is it surprising that an investment legend like Jim Rogers stands to reap a tidy profit on the sale of his historic New York townhouse? Jim Rogers, who made millions managing money and retired early to become a private investor has wowed the financial community with his brilliant stock market and commodity investments but his eye for real estate has gone undetected- until now that is.

Planning a move to Asia, Jim Rogers put his Riverside Park property up for sale in New York’s strong housing market. The legendary investor stands to see some profits. He paid $107,000 for the six story townhouse in 1977 and has it on the market for $15 million.

Barrelomoney explored what it was about the house that made Jim Rogers see its great investment potential in an original interview with Clare Brown. the agent at Leslie J. Garfield & Co. handling the sale of the house.

It turns out the house has quite a history. Built by a wealthy silk merchant in a section of Manhattan once considered "countryside" the house had been owned by a church for several years. Though the area was not doing too well at the time, Jim Rogers saw the potential. Near Columbia University where he taught for a time, the house had a "terrific rooftop terrace" and "he liked the challenge of restoring the home to its original elegance." The story of Jim’s investment in the historic Riverside Park townhouse is available with over forty items by or about Jim Rogers in the new "Channeling Jim Rogers" section at www.Barrelomoney.com.

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