Jenny Schafer
Named one of the most successful investors in the world, one might assume that Warren Buffett lives in the lap of luxury.
But, in fact, the billionaire owns a modest house that is worth 0.001 percent of his total wealth. Here’s the full scoop on the Omaha, Neb. house that Buffett has lived in and loved for six decades.
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For six decades, Buffett has lived in the same residence in the central Dundee neighborhood of Omaha, Neb.
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The “Oracle of Omaha” purchased the home for $31,500, which would be worth about $250,000 in today’s dollars.
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As it turns out, the house was the “third-best investment” he’s ever made, Buffett wrote in a letter to his shareholders in 2010.
“[I] gained 52 years of terrific memories [in it] with more to come,” Buffett shared at the time.
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the humble 1921 stucco house features 5 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms.
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for his modest home in Nebraska. “I’m happy there. I’d move if I thought I’d be happier someplace else,” he told BBC.
“How would I improve my life by having 10 houses around the globe? If I wanted to become a superintendent of housing … I could have as a profession, but I don’t want to manage 10 houses and I don’t want somebody else doing it for me and I don’t know why the hell I’d be happier.”
- Warren Buffett
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