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Stars rent out their mansions for the summer

From the article:

Among these is actress Jennifer Aniston, who has been renting in Malibu for several months now. The two-bedroom house she is leasing, on 50 feet of beachfront, cost its owners about $15 million. Aniston won't see her rent rise to the going rate of $100,000 or more a month once summer arrives; she will continue to pay in the range of $25,000 to $30,000 a month.

Other homes listed include Sting's, Ozzy's and Brosnan's.

$30,000 a month sounds bad until you make this comparison. In Raleigh, NC, a typical $200K house might rent for $1,000 a month [example]. If you scale that up, a $15M house should rent for $75,000 a month. $30,000 is a bargain compared to that.