World's Richest Man, Elon Musk, Lives in a Rented $50,000 Prefabricated Tiny House

World's Richest Man, Elon Musk, Lives in a Rented $50,000 Prefabricated Tiny House

  • It is pretty ironic that the world's richest man, Elon Musk, lives in a rented $50,000 tiny house in Texas near his company, SpaceX
  • Elon Musk has a net worth of about $234.5 billion, but he has made it quite clear on several occasions that he has no intention of owning a home
  • It is evident that not all wealthy people in the world desire to live ostentatiously but rather to use their money to do good in society

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Elon Musk is an American billionaire who has done a lot of good for the world. He heads a Tesla company that spearheads the transition from fuel-based to electric cars. In addition, he set up a space exploration company called SpaceX that seeks to make other planetary bodies habitable for humans.

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Elon Musk
Elon Musk. Photo credit: Getty Images. Source: Getty Images
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Elon Musk is a workaholic who spends most of his time at the workplace. So to be more efficient, he rented a $50,000 ready-made house near his space exploration company, SpaceX, to be always close to his workstation.

Elon Musk's pre-fab Casita house
Elon Musk's pre-fab Casita house. Photo credit: Business Insider. Source: UGC
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Musk confirmed in a tweet that he lives in a rented $50,000 house. The foldable, prefabricated tiny house is called Casita, manufactured by a company based in Las Vegas called Boxabl.

The inside of the Casita house
The inside of the Casita house. Photo credit: Business Insider. Source: UGC
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The 375-square-foot Casita house is said to be durable and made of concrete panels and steel. Therefore, it could be installed very quickly and transported easily. The structure is also light and can be pulled by a medium-sized vehicle.

Watch a video of how it can be transported below.

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In an earlier article, YEN.com.gh wrote about how people can rent properties easily and quickly. However, renting an apartment in Ghana can be challenging for first-time renters because they may not know what to do or who to contact. Without proper help, renters will likely get stressed out after viewing several apartments and remaining unsatisfied.

Also, many naive property renters have fallen into the hands of dubious men who pose as property owners to scam unsuspecting victims.

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Richmond Setrana Richmond Setrana is a real estate editor for YEN.com.gh with 5 years of writing experience. He graduated from KNUST in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and is currently enrolled in a MA—Mass Communications program with Liverpool John Moores University. He has written for reputable platforms like meqasa.com, Noanyi, Edanra and Yourcommonwealth.org. He can be reached via: richmond.setrana@yen.com.gh