She's 20 years old. How in the world can she afford to buy a house?
Bristol Palin buys house in Maricopa
Pinal County has certainly become a hotbed for republican politics as of late, but the recent sale of a Maricopa home to the daughter of America’s most famous hockey mom has the gravitas to take that to an entirely different level.
According to county records, Bristol Palin, the 20-year daughter of former GOP vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, has purchased a 5-bedroom home in Maricopa -- closing on the nearly 4,000-square-foot dwelling in early December.
Palin purchased the house from Michael and Cynthia Smith for $172,000, records show. The Smiths have
owned multiple properties in Maricopa and have listed a North Dakota address on multiple real estate documents.
The home was built in 2006 and initially sold for $329,560.
Whether Palin plans to live in the home, or whether she purchased it for other reasons, such as to re-sell, or become a seasonal visitor to the area, has yet to be made public. Various reports have linked her as a potential broadcast journalism student at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, but neither Palin or the school itself has publicly confirmed the rumor.
Sarah Palin’s political star power has arguably heightened since she stepped down as governor of Alaska in July 2009. She first gained notoriety as John McCain’s running mate during the U.S. Senator from Arizona’s bid for the White House in 2008, and is considered hardly a longshot to seek the republican presidential nomination herself in 2012.
Sarah Palin also currently stars in the TLC reality television program, “Sarah Palin’s Alaska,” while Bristol Palin recently made a name for herself on the reality television circuit as well. She finished in third place during the most recent season of ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars.”
Bristol Palin came to the forefront during her mother’s vice-presidential run when the Palin family announced that the then-17-year-old was pregnant. Following the birth of her son, Tripp, in 2008, Bristol Palin spoke out as a teen pregnancy prevention advocate.
Initial attempts by the Maricopa Monitor to contact representatives of Sarah Palin and the Palin family have been unsuccessful.
“I’m not sure why she wanted to buy that home, but we are real happy for her,” Michael Smith told the Arizona Republic. “She seems like a nice girl. We’re excited for her.”
People Magazine reported over the weekend that longtime Maricopa resident and current vice mayor Edward Farrell said he gave Todd Palin – Bristol’s father and Sarah’s husband – a personal tour of the Maricopa area earlier this year.
“I left the meeting thinking that maybe he and Sarah were looking for a place to live,” Farrell said, his comments appearing Sunday in a story on the celebrity news magazine web site.
“It’s not about glitz and glamour, but about quality of life,” he added. “I think she bought in the best neighborhood that Maricopa has to offer.”
How far is it, really?
Wasilla, AK to Maricopa, AZ
Should Palin actually make the move...
By Air: 50 mile drive from Wasilla to Ted Stevens Anchorage Int’l Airport; 2,550 miles (one-way) air trip to Phoenix Sky Harbor Int’l; 31.5 mile drive to Maricopa’s city center
By Car: 3,640 miles (one-way); Route runs from Wasilla through Canada’s Yukon, British Columbia, and Alberta territories; into U.S. through Montana, Idaho, and Utah, before reaching Arizona.
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