Elon Musk recently opened up about where he lays his head at night, and it isn’t the multi-million-dollar mansion that most would expect the world’s richest man to live in.
Instead, he makes do with a small three-bedroom property located right near his SpaceX rocket factory.
The Tesla CEO has certainly had his hands full this year as the billionaire has found himself caught in the middle of a lawsuit following the collapse of his Twitter buyout.
Wasting no time, he has now jokingly suggested buying another unexpected venture: Manchester United.
It comes as the team is battling setback after setback.
Elon Musk’s home
If we won the lottery tomorrow, many people would immediately go out and buy their dream home: a mansion, beachside pad, or city-centre penthouse.
Even though he is the world’s richest man, Elon spends most of his time in a house that cheaper than most luxury treehouses.
During an interview on the Full Send podcast, the Boring Company CEO said he bought a $45,000 (£37,160) house, mainly due to its location in Boca Chica, Texas, which is within walking distance of his SpaceX factory.
“The house that I bought actually costs less than what’s in a Boxabl,” Elon told the podcast. “It cost like $45k or something, but I’ve done a lot with the place.”
Boxabls are tiny homes and a building system that can be built to almost any style of house, costing between $5,000 (£4,100) and $50,000 (£41,200).
The podcast host asked if the home is small, and Elon replied: “It’s small. It’s very small. It’s a tiny… it’s a small, small house.”
He added: "It’s right next to the rocket factory, so I can just literally walk to the rocket factory, it’s like half a mile away.”
Explaining the layout of the home, he continued: “It’s technically a three-bedroom, but it used to be a two-bedroom.
“I converted the garage into a third bedroom.
“Yeah, it’s like, friends of mine come and stay there and they can’t believe I’m staying in this house.”
Asked if he likes living like that, he said: “Yeah, if I’m there by myself it’s fine.”
It's worth noting that this is just one of his homes, as the billionaire has a small property empire.
He owns four mansions in Bel-Air, a pad in Brentwood, California, and another nearly 100-year-old mansion in San Jose.
Is Elon Musk buying Manchester United?
Elon has once again got himself in hot water thanks to an irreverent tweet that was posted earlier this week.
The Neuralink CEO shared a tweet explaining his political preferences, stating: “To be clear, I support the left half of the Republican Party and the right half of the Democratic Party!”
He replied, with a seemingly unrelated remark, he wrote: “Also, I’m buying Manchester United ur welcome.”
The tweet received over 500,000 likes in less than 24 hours, with many social media users confused over the randomness of the post.
The account Tesla Owners Silicon Valley replied: “Are you serious?”
The billionaire replied: “No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter. I’m not buying any sports teams.”
