God grant us the strength to not sell off everything we own — including our organs and our Beanie Babies collection only to become an international drug mule-turned-assassin — in hopes of getting our hands on $6.3 million to buy this J. Visser-designed home built atop a dang dune overlooking Lake Michigan in Montague.

Eh, fuck strength. This house is worth it.

Built in 2010, this home was originally listed in 2017 for $8.5 million as part of an international multimillion-dollar property auction and just re-hit the market with a lower price tag. The 8,114-square-foot Muskegon County estate, which is broken into “pods,” boasts nine bedrooms, eight baths, and a 25-acre private forest, including 576 feet of beach frontage. There are floor-to-ceiling windows, six stone fireplaces, sprawling rooftop decks with hot tubs and outdoor dining areas, and panoramic forest and lakeside views. There are three separate living quarters, because one is so pedestrian. The home also has a fitness studio with a sauna and steam room and something called a wine grotto. Oh, and if that weren’t enough, the property is also home to a three-bedroom carriage house, complete with a kitchen, bath, and garage. 

Now, excuse us as we acclimate into our new life of crime — all for the sake of luxury real estate. See you in the wine cave, er, grotto!

This listing is available via Andrea Grossman reality. 

Exterior, horizontal, main house, deck and steel bridge from south pod lower deck, Byker residence, Whitehall, Michigan; Jeff Visser Design; Rock Kauffman Design; Scott Christopher Homes
Exterior, vertical, north pod, Byker residence, Whitehall, Michigan; Jeff Visser Design; Rock Kauffman Design; Scott Christopher Homes
Exterior, horizontal, main house from deck, Byker residence, Whitehall, Michigan; Jeff Visser Design; Rock Kauffman Design; Scott Christopher Homes
Exterior, horizontal, main house, deck and steel bridge from south pod lower deck, Byker residence, Whitehall, Michigan; Jeff Visser Design; Rock Kauffman Design; Scott Christopher Homes
Exterior, horizontal, overall view of main house with deck, bridge and stairway to Lake Michigan from upper deck of south pod. Electric car parked on bridge is the transportation to garage 1/4 mile away on steel bridge, Byker residence, Whitehall, Michigan; Jeff Visser Design; Rock Kauffman Design; Scott Christopher Homes
Interior, horizontal, master bathroom, Byker residence, Whitehall, Michigan; Jeff Visser Design; Rock Kauffman Design; Scott Christopher Homes
Interior, horizontal, south pod bedroom, Byker residence, Whitehall, Michigan; Jeff Visser Design; Rock Kauffman Design; Scott Christopher Homes
Interior, horizontal, grotto with walk in wine cooler, Byker residence, Whitehall, Michigan; Jeff Visser Design; Rock Kauffman Design; Scott Christopher Homes
Interior, horizontal, master bedroom, Byker residence, Whitehall, Michigan; Jeff Visser Design; Rock Kauffman Design; Scott Christopher Homes
Exterior, horizontal, main house from deck, Byker residence, Whitehall, Michigan; Jeff Visser Design; Rock Kauffman Design; Scott Christopher Homes
Exterior, horizontal, main house rooftop deck at twilight looking into lounge with view out to Lake Michigan, Byker residence, Whitehall, Michigan; Jeff Visser Design; Rock Kauffman Design; Scott Christopher Homes
Exterior, horizontal, view of main house with deck, bridge and stairway to Lake Michigan from upper deck of south pod, Byker residence, Whitehall, Michigan; Jeff Visser Design; Rock Kauffman Design; Scott Christopher Homes
Exterior, vertical, south pod and steel bridge at twilight looking out to view of Lake Michigan, Byker residence, Whitehall, Michigan; Jeff Visser Design; Rock Kauffman Design; Scott Christopher Homes
Exterior, vertical, south pod at sunset, Byker residence, Whitehall, Michigan; Jeff Visser Design; Rock Kauffman Design; Scott Christopher Homes
Exterior, vertical, main house and deck at twilight, Byker residence, Whitehall, Michigan; Jeff Visser Design; Rock Kauffman Design; Scott Christopher Homes
Exterior, horizontal, rooftop deck at twilight looking into lounge and view out to Lake Michigan, Byker residence, Whitehall, Michigan; Jeff Visser Design; Rock Kauffman Design; Scott Christopher Homes
Exterior, horizontal, rooftop deck of main house looking out to south pod and view of Lake Michigan, Byker residence, Whitehall, Michigan; Jeff Visser Design; Rock Kauffman Design; Scott Christopher Homes
Exterior, horizontal, main deck with circular stairway to main house, south pod in the background with view out to Lake Michigan, Byker residence, Whitehall, Michigan; Jeff Visser Design; Rock Kauffman Design; Scott Christopher Homes
Exterior, horizontal, main deck looking toward south pod and view out to Lake Michigan, Byker residence, Whitehall, Michigan; Jeff Visser Design; Rock Kauffman Design; Scott Christopher Homes
Exterior, horizontal, looking down steel bridge to south pod on left and glimpse of main house on right, Byker residence, Whitehall, Michigan; Jeff Visser Design; Rock Kauffman Design; Scott Christopher Homes
Interior, horizontal, guest house living and dining areas, Byker residence, Whitehall, Michigan; Jeff Visser Design; Rock Kauffman Design; Scott Christopher Homes
Interior, horizontal, spa bathroom, Byker residence, Whitehall, Michigan; Jeff Visser Design; Rock Kauffman Design; Scott Christopher Homes
Exterior, horizontal, west facade detail, Byker residence, Whitehall, Michigan; Jeff Visser Design; Rock Kauffman Design; Scott Christopher Homes

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