Elon Musk living in a prefab house that sells for just $50k

by Joseph Guzman | July 2, 2021 | Jul. 02, 2021

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Elon Musk last month said his primary home is a $50,000 house that he rents from his private rocket company SpaceX.
Teslarati, a website that follows Tesla news, reported recently that Musk’s Starbase home was a roughly 400-square-foot prefabricated home manufactured by housing startup Boxabl.
“I do live in a $50k house, but not this specific one,” Musk said in response to a tweet showing a prefabricated home from Boxabl.

The world’s second-richest man is living in a rented home that costs about $50,000.

Elon Musk last month said his primary home is a $50,000 house in Boca Chica, Texas, that he rents from his private rocket company SpaceX. SpaceX operates a launch facility in the small south Texas town and refers to it as Starbase.

“Only house I own is the events house in the Bay Area. If I sold it, the house would see less use, unless bought by a big family, which might happen some day,” Musk tweeted.

Teslarati, a website that follows Tesla news, reported recently that Musk’s Starbase home was a roughly 400-square-foot prefabricated home manufactured by housing startup Boxabl, which specializes in easy to construct housing modules.

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On Thursday, Musk, who is worth about $167 billion, provided some more insight about his Texas housing situation.

“I do live in a $50k house, but not this specific one,” Musk said in response to a tweet showing a prefabricated home from Boxabl.

.@elonmusk may be one of the richest people in the world but he lives in a $50k dollar house that he rents from @SpaceX like this one. pic.twitter.com/dRMbga07QZ

— Tesla Owners of Silicon Valley (@teslaownersSV) July 1, 2021