The SiriusXM host known to her fans simply as Dr. Laura and her late husband Lewis Bishop paid $6.1 million for the property back in summer 2005 and then embarked upon an extensive renovation of the premises, as first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
The nearly 4-acre property has a lengthy walking path, pool, and tennis and pickleball courts.Atlas Imagery
The 78-year-old marriage, family and child counselor, who has been offering up her own brand of “no-nonsense” advice on satellite radio since 2011, is particularly ready to let the Santa Barbara property go now because she wants to move to a smaller home in the area. It’s time to “whittle down” a bit, Schlessinger told WSJ. And though it is bittersweet to think about selling, she added, “they’re going to hand me a check and I’ll change my mind.”