Former castles of the three-comma club, now on the market
Although Warren Buffett has lived in the same home since 1958, other billionaires swap houses the way the rest of us change light bulbs. Most of the billionaire-owned properties currently for sale were purchased or completed in the last five years; a few have never been lived in at all. Agents say the ultra-wealthy’s wandering ways are easy to explain: They want only the best
Michael Dell
Net worth: $22.7 billion
Source: Dell computers
Listing: Casa Dell
(Los Cabos, MexICO)
Vitals: A 9,990-sq-ft
Mediterranean villa with five bedrooms, six full and three half-bathrooms and nearly 4,700 sq ft of terraces
Posh amenities: Located 282 feet above the Sea of Cortez on Mexico’s Baja peninsula, the property boasts sweeping water views and comes with a collection of art by emerging Latino and Mexican artists
Asking price: $18.5 million
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