Bill And Melinda Gates Buy 43 Million Beachfront Home Near San Diego

That’s even though the Gateses got a bit of a deal on the house, since it was previously listed with an asking price of $48 million, snagging a $5 million discount from the home’s previous owners: Madeleine Pickens, ex-wife of the late oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens. The house spreads across more than 5,800 square feet, and one of its most impressive amenities is the Jacuzzi with enough room for ten people at once. Unfortunately, visual materials on the house seem to be a bit scarce, but it reportedly also has a firepit near the Jacuzzi, an outdoor deck facing the ocean, and a swimming pool. Bill and Melinda Gates have long called their expansive compound in Medina, Washington home, but their recent Del Mar purchase is just the latest addition to their impressive real estate portfolio. It’s not their first such purchase in California, either, since in 2014 they reportedly bought an expansive equestrian ranch property in Rancho Santa Fe off of diet guru Jenny Craig for $18 million.