It was not a megamansion and is actually quite ordinary. Although the compound is larger than most, walls topped with glass or barbed wire are the rule rather than the exception
Yep, just another ordinary million+ dollar compound in Pakistan...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42853221/ns/world_news-death_of_bin_laden/
In August 2010, “we found their home in Abbottabad,” not in a cave, not right along the Afghanistan border, but in an affluent suburb less than 40 miles from the capital.
“When we saw the compound, we were shocked by what we saw: an extraordinarily unique compound.”
..The plot of land was roughly eight times larger than the other homes in the area. It was built in 2005 on the outskirts of town, but now some other homes are nearby.
“Physical security is extraordinary: 12 to 18 foot walls, walled areas, restricted access by two security gates.” The residents burn their trash, unlike their neighbors. There are no windows facing the road. One part of the compound has its own seven-foot privacy wall.
And unusual for a compound valued at more than $1 million: It had no telephone or Internet service.
This home, U.S. intelligence analysts concluded, was “custom built to hide someone of significance.”