I remember the story of a former co-worker who was bidding on a property somewhere around Palo Alto if I recall. $6 million and it came with a house that the c

I remember the story of a former co-worker who was bidding on a property somewhere around Palo Alto if I recall. $6 million and it came with a house that the city had condemned and any buyer was required to pay to have it torn down before they paid to build a house in its place. This was in 2001.