Is it true that Elvis Presleys longtime home, Graceland, is for sale?
Yes, it’s true – but it’s not The King’s original Graceland Mansion in Memphis. Instead, it’s the 5,000-square-foot home that the rock-and-roller bought in Palm Springs, Calif., in 1970 and owned until his death in 1977. Presley and his pals spent so much time at his desert digs that it eventually became known as “Graceland West.” Real estate records show that Presley paid about $85,000 for it. The current owners bought it for roughly $1.25 million in 2003 and then began offering half-hour tours of the property for $20 each. Its asking price now, just five years later, is a staggering $17 million. Dear Mr. Myers: I took a job with a property-management company last year, and used my own pickup truck to drive from one apartment to the next. The company agreed to reimburse me for my mileage, and everything worked fine until I was laid off in July. Now, the company is refusing to pay me the $985 in mileage it owes me for the months of April, May and June. What can I do? A: Write a letter
