Hot Property: The Dude abides Oprah's offer for Montecito estate
LOS ANGELES - Jeff Bridges didn't have to look far to find a buyer for his compound in Montecito. The actor and his wife, Susan Geston, sold their estate to neighbor and media mogul Oprah Winfrey for $6.85 million.
With the transaction, Winfrey is adding to her stock of Santa Barbara-area real estate while Bridges appears to be paring down his portfolio.
Two years ago, the star of "The Big Lebowski" sold his larger property in the area - a Tuscan-inspired vineyard estate of nearly 20 acres - for $15.925 million. He also unloaded several parcels of land in Malibu this year.
The Spanish-style estate is a nice addition to Winfrey's collection of homes in the celebrity-popular community. In 2001, she paid $50 million
