Thanks to a tip from the Ogle Mole Network, we’ve learned that the former GW Exotic Animal Park is back on the market.
As you may recall, that bitch in Florida Carole Baskin won the property through the infamous trademark lawsuit she filed against Joe Exotic over the unauthorized use of her intellectual property.
In 2021, she sold it for a mere $140,000 to Francisco and Nelly Vazquez, with the stipulation that it could never again house exotic animals and/or methhead drifters picked up at the Pauls Valley Love’s.
Okay, kidding about that last part. I hope.
Anyway, I don’t know a thing about Francisco and Nelly Vazquez, or if they’ve been filming a tiger zoo version of Flip or Flop, but they’ve now listed the property for a cool $1.2 million.
You can check out the full listing on Realtor.com.
I did some scrolling through the photos and compared them to pictures from when the property first sold, and couldn’t spot any significant improvements that justify a $1 million markup. The place still looks like, well, an abandoned tiger zoo...
I’m no expert at appraising rural properties made famous by a batshit documentary that caught fire at the start of the pandemic, but $1.2 million seems excessive.
If you have that much money to throw around, you might as well buy Arbuckle Wilderness!
Sure, it might be cool to own the site where Joe Exotic had meth-fueled orgies, abused animals, and whipped up world-famous expired meat pizzas—but can nostalgia really add that much value? Especially since it can’t legally be turned back into a tiger zoo or a Tiger King museum.
When Carole sold the property, she suggested it could make an excellent RV park. Honestly, that feels like a major waste of the infrastructure.
For example, the Oklahoma Horseshoe School could take over and turn it into their “Far South” campus. Or Seth Wadley could snag it and flip it into a used car lot. Better yet, maybe some enterprising Chinese nationals could convert it into a black-market marijuana grow operation. All of those ideas beat an RV park.
But hey, if you’ve got $1.2 million burning a hole in your pocket, want to own Joe Exotic’s old zoo, or just bought the RV Dana Plato died in and need somewhere to park it—give the realtors a call and make an offer.
Until then…
Stay with The Lost Ogle. We’ll keep you advised.
