Forbes media billionaires

Quote: Pacomartin

Bezos has homes across the U.S. The four ;principal ones are in Seattle, D.C., NYC, and Beverly Hills.

When I hear stories like this I'm reminded
of Orson Wells, who owned several homes.
One of them was a villa in Italy, full of expensive
art treasures. He worried and fretted about
it constantly. When he got news it had been
destroyed in a fire, instead of heartache, he
felt great relief, like he had been let out of
prison.

I wonder about the extremely wealthy and
all their homes. They have exactly as many
minutes to live their lives as I do in mine.
I own just an average house and only use
a small part of it to actually live in. And I'm
not a busy person, I don't have a huge business
to run, and my attention isn't being pulled is
8 directions at once.

Yet I feel each day is too short, not enough
time to appreciate or use what little I have.
How do these mega wealthy enjoy their
wealth, they have all those other things to
attend to. I don't envy them, they must live
in the future in their minds, 'someday' they
will have time to enjoy it all.

Suckers..

Quote: SOOPOO

I bet less than 10% of the members here know their own net worth within 5%. How often do you think Bill Gates finds out his net worth? Hourly? Daily? Weekly? Annually?

I forget who the really rich guy who said that if you know exactly how much you are worth then you are not worth very much. I will say show me a person who always knows to the dollar what they have in their checking account and I will show you a poor person living on the edge.

Jeff Bezos Beverly Hill home is (930 N Alpine Dr, Beverly Hills, CA) which is 11,891 sq ft and was built in 1994. It contains 7 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms. He paid $25 million in 2007 and last august bought a smaller adjoining ranch home for $13 million.



Bezos home shares a property line with the home that Tom Cruise lived in for about 15 years.(918 N Alpine Dr)

Bezos home is not even close to the most opulent home on the street. About 1000' away a clothier is selling his home (901 Alpine Drive) for $80 million

I've always wondered if anybody is being fooled with prices like the above, $29,999,999. Give me a break and just say 30 million.

Quote: Wizard

Give me a break and just say 30 million.

I linked an old image, as this house is now for sale for $80 million. List prices for luxury real estate have almost become pure nonsense. I understand that some places are no longer listed with a price, as the buyer is expected to do his own comps anyway.

In 2007 when Bezos bought his first Beverly Hills home for $25 million, he was only worth $9 billion. But still look at the proportions. That is almost like a guy who is worth $1 million buying a nice cycle.

Bezos home in Medina Washington is very luxurious



It seems that Bezos has avoided buying or building the finest home in the city so far (Seattle, Beverly Hills, Manhattan) although his Texas Ranch is huge. But he seems to be breaking this habit in Washington DC, where his new enclave will possibly be the biggest and most expensive private home in D.C. and will rival the embassies. That may not be a fair comparison, because most of the great estates are not in D.C. but in nearby towns like McClean VA.

Quote: Pacomartin

Bezos home in Medina Washington is very luxurious

I knew a rich antique dealer in the 80's.
He had a 3 story Victorian mansion
stuffed with expensive antique furniture
and art.

I visited him one day and every room had
velvet ropes across it so you couldn't go in.
It was like a museum. This guy was 60 and
lived in his kitchen. Literally. He cooked and
ate in there, and watched TV from a huge
recliner in the kitchen and when it was time
for bed, he got a blanket and fully reclined
the chair.

I asked why he lived in a 6 bedroom mansion
and only used the kitchen to live in. He said
the house was too big for anything practical,
he spent all his time taking care of it when
he lived in the whole house, or paying people
to do it.

Living in just one room was easy and efficient.
It made life simple and didn't take up all his
time. I think about him every time I see a
ridiculous house like the one above. It's all
about ego, and life is too short to get caught
up in that trap.

Quote: Evenbob

Living in just one room was easy and efficient.
It made life simple and didn't take up all his
time. I think about him every time I see a
ridiculous house like the one above. It's all
about ego, and life is too short to get caught
up in that trap.

Most people in huge houses end up in one or two rooms. Its a reason I bought a smaller home, makes so much sense. I see these mansions and wonder who on earth would really use much of it? I've been at parties in 5,000 sq ft places and we just just hung around the kitchen.

Quote: AZDuffman

Most people in huge houses end up in one or two rooms.

The times of pre WWI Downton Abby
are long gone. Where it took an army
of servants to keep the 20 bedroom
house going up to speed. I have a
160 year old house and I live in basically
2 small rooms of it, the cozier the
better.

Quote: Evenbob

The times of pre WWI Downton Abby
are long gone. Where it took an army
of servants to keep the 20 bedroom
house going up to speed. I have a
160 year old house and I live in basically
2 small rooms of it, the cozier the
better.

I only have 3 main rooms, had a wall knocked out to make 2 rooms 1. Sleep in the bedroom, cook in the kitchen, most everything else in the main rooms, office in one half, living room in the other. It works well. Just bought a rental 4 doors down, friends and family think I should move there. I say why? I don't need near that space and cost.

Quote: AZDuffman

I only have 3 main rooms, had a wall knocked out to make 2 rooms

I know a 63 year old farmer in
IA who isn't married and owns
a 10 year old 4000 sq ft 5 bedroom
6 bath house. Why? Because he
can. It's ridiculous, he lives in 10%
of it.