See Elon Musk's properties over the years, from Bel Air mansions to his secret house in Texas

Elon Musk says he's living in an Airstream trailer near Memphis. Michael M. Santiago/Robert Alexander/Getty Images Elon Musk made headlines in 2020 after announcing he was selling all of his homes. Until then, Musk lived lavishly in several properties in California and Texas. He succeeded in selling most of his known portfolio, but has purchased a few more homes since. In 2020, Elon Musk wrote on X that he was selling "almost all physical possessions" and would no longer own a house. The South African-born billionaire and SpaceX CEO had amassed a sizable California real estate portfolio, at one point owning multiple homes in the same neighborhood. His properties included multimillion-dollar mansions with amenities such as pools and tennis courts. Musk said the sales were not solely about money. He wrote on X that he was dedicating himself to Mars and Earth, adding that "Possessions just weigh you down." Sticking to his word, Musk has had a flurry of property sales, and, at one point, claimed to be couch-surfing. Today, despite Musk's estimated net worth of $932.2 billion as of September 2026, Musk's living arrangements remain somewhat modest, relatively speaking. After moving to Texas in 2020, Musk at one point lived in a tiny home near SpaceX's launch site in Boca Chica and has since purchased several other properties in the Austin area. As his businesses expand, he is also putting down roots elsewhere in the South. In Tennessee, where his artificial intelligence startup xAI is building a data center, the billionaire is reportedly living in an Airstream trailer. Take a look at some of the properties Musk has owned over the last few years. After renting for two years, Musk bought a mansion in the Bel Air neighborhood of California. Sotheby's International Relaty Elon Musk's first venture into the swanky California neighborhood of Bel Air was in 2012 when he bought a $17 million, 16,251-square-foot mansion. Musk initially rented the seven-bedroom home in 2010 but decided to move in permanently. The house has a two-story library, a pool, and a tennis court in the backyard, and views overlooking the Bel-Air Country Club. After he pledged to sell all of his properties, he listed the mansion for $30 million in 2020. The Wall Street Journal reported that it was sold to Chinese billionaire William Ding. Musk bought a historic property on the same street as his other Bel Air mansion. Drew Meyers Just a year after his first Bel Air purchase, Musk bought his neighbor's house for $6.75 million. That neighbor was the late Gene Wilder. The four-bedroom, 2,750-square-foot home, built in 1951, features wood-beamed ceilings, several fireplaces, a pool, and gardens. It also overlooks a nearby country club and the ocean, Drew Meyers of Westside Estate Agency told BI. Musk eventually sold the property in 2020 to screenwriter Elizabeth Hunter and her husband Jordan Walker-Pearlman, who is Wilder's nephew, for $7 million. An LLC linked to Musk repurchased the Wilder mansion after it was foreclosed on. Drew Meyers Not only did Musk sell the property to Walker-Pearlman and his wife, but the Journal reported that the SpaceX CEO also loaned the couple $6.7 million. Musk originally listed the home at $9.5 million, but because he wanted the property preserved, he sold it to the couple at a discounted price — and provided financing. The Journal reported that the couple fell behind on payments, and Musk's representatives filed a notice of default in July to initiate foreclosure proceedings. "There's no tragedy here. Elon gave us a magical opportunity. I have no complaints," Walker-Pearlman told the Journal, adding that he and Hunter "owe him such a spiritual debt." The home was listed by Meyers for $12.95 million before an LLC linked to the billionaire repurchased it in 2025, Realtor.com reported. Musk then bought four additional properties in Los Angeles. An aerial view of Bel Air Los Angeles neighborhood with mansions and golf course. David Sucsy/Getty In 2015, Musk bought yet another Bel Air property for $20 million, a 7,000-square-foot house with six bedrooms. That same year, he bought another mansion for $4.3 million but, according to the Journal, did not maintain it well. A year later, he bought an unfinished mansion in Bel Air for $24.25 million. A few years later, he bought a colonial-style mansion estimated at $4.2 million. Musk listed these four homes for a collective $62.5 million in 2020 and sold them about six months later. The tech mogul also had a huge property in the Bay Area. A Zillow listing for 891 Crystal Springs Road in Hillsborough, California. Zillow Being a tech titan means owning property in Silicon Valley — at least for a while. Musk bought a 16,000-square-foot mansion in Hillsborough, California, a Bay Area suburb about 20 miles outside San Francisco, for $23.4 million in 2017. The more than 100-year-old, Mediterranean-style mansion has 10 bedrooms, views of the San Francisco Bay, and