Hoping to cash in onTrump-mania, an anonymous New York investor scooped up the president-elect’s childhood home in Jamaica Estates, Queens, in the hopes of bringing it to auction next month and turning a profit. Mansion Globalgot the news from auctioneers Paramount Realty USA, which says the bidding will take place on Jan. 17.Previous reportshave estimated that the six-bedroom, Tudor-style home that Trump’s father Fred built could fetch up to 10 times its most recent $1.2 million asking price.
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