According to Coldwell Banker's annual index, the most expensive city in which to buy a home in the United States is Newport Beach, California. The average listing price there is $1.8 million and that's generally for an average four bedroom, 2 bathroom home in a good neighborhood. Compared to that, home prices in Michigan seem like absolute bargains!

If you could purchase any home you desired without concern for a realistic budget, and you wanted to stay in Michigan, what kinds of things would be on your wish list?

Would it be a home on the water? Lots of land and beautiful landscaping? Elegant custom accoutrements like stone countertops and floors, Italian tile and European-style woodwork? A home with fun features like a home theatre, game room or home gym?

Whatever your dreams, you'll enjoy viewing the homes we discovered this week in Bloomfield Hills, Birmingham, Farmington Hills and West Bloomfield. Starting at a low of $1,150,00 to a high of $3,875,000, these homes show what a (very) big budget will buy in your neighborhood.