Photos: Barack & Michelle Obama just bought an $8.1 million mansion in Washington D.C

Former President and First Lady of the United States, Barack and Michelle Obama have officially purchased a Washington D.C. rental home.

The couple are temporarily renting a home following their move from the White House earlier this year and will be staying in the capitol until their 15-year-old daughter Sasha Obama finishes high school at Sidwell Friends School in 2019.

Their new home which reportedly cost $8.1 million is 8,200-square-feet and features eight bedrooms and nine and a half bathrooms.

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