Meet the guy who bought Tyler Perry's $17.5 million estate

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Credit: Jennifer Brett

The new occupant of Tyler Perry's opulent former spread is a businessman and evangelist who says he felt led by God to purchase the property.

"I went online and I saw this house, and that's when I felt like God told me, 'This is your house," the new owner said during an interview with the community news site Buckhead.com.

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Perry reportedly is building on a 1,000-acre parcel he owns OTP.

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