For years, Robert and Miryam Knutson traveled around the country, splitting their time among homes in four states. But when Mr. Knutson came down with a “mystery virus” 18 months ago, the couple decided to consolidate to a $25 million Los Angeles mansion, and put their four homes on the market individually for a total of $46 million. A few months later, the Knutsons concluded that the logistics of marketing four homes independently was too much work, Mr. Knutson said. So they decided to put all of them on the auction block...

Source: Wall Street Journal December 26, 2018 16:18 UTC