There are financial advantages to a prez who uses his own property. These translate as equity, overhead, and expansions.
A lot of people don't remember or never knew the circumstances and details of Bush's sweetheart deal with the ball club, buying the ranch, or sending the Corp of Engineers to fix the flooding on Johnson Creek.
And even though you can still find it on the internet, no one recalls the letter of advice from the Bush twins to the Obama girls.
Yep, it’s a great gig.