Well, the other side of the financial engineering project is that he can donate a Warhol to a museum and get a tax write-off for the value of the painting--a va

Well, the other side of the financial engineering project is that he can donate a Warhol to a museum and get a tax write-off for the value of the painting--a value that is likely set primarily by his actions. Not something you can do with a house, I grant you. You'd more likely end up in a bubble situation where property just churns through the hands of investors until the bubble pops and someone is left holding the bag.