According to several media reports, Bill Gates is said to be staying in a million dollar villa on the property of an expensive private club.
Indian Wells, California - There are several things that need to be resolved after a marriage.
The possessions have to be divided up, custody has to be regulated and the move-out planned.
Unfortunately there is no getting around that, not even if you are one of the founders of Microsoft.
And certainly not if you are the fourth richest person in the world with an estimated asset of 130 billion dollars - only Jeff Bezos (Amazon), Bernard Arnaud (LVMH) and Elon Musk (Tesla) come before that.
Bill and Melinda Gates don't have to worry about custody, their three children are all of legal age.
The division of property has also already been regulated in the divorce petition.
So all that's missing is the extract - and here it is actually an advantage to be one of the richest people in the world.
Bill Gates: Retreat in a millionaire mansion
As
Bild
and
businessinsider.de
report with reference to anonymous sources, Bill Gates is said to have moved into his million dollar villa in the luxury golf resort "The Vintage Club" in California months ago.
According to
Forbes
, the couple bought the six-room mansion in 1999 for $ 12.5 million.
Forbes
describes the villa in Indian Wells as one of the “rather simple properties of the couple”.
The villa is located on the grounds of California's "The Vintage Club", which describes itself as "majestic" and one of the "most respected" and "ultra-exclusive" private country clubs in the USA.
The Vintage Club in Indian Wells: Luxury in California
The club is equipped with two championship golf courses, a wellness area, various tennis courts, restaurants and some very expensive properties. The properties for sale range from Spanish hacienda-style cabins to custom built properties to vacant lots. According to
businessinsider.de
, the membership fee for club members is $ 250,000. Its members include many names that can also be found on Forbes' list of the richest people in the world - including the conservative entrepreneurs and US billionaires Charles Koch and Philip Anschutz.
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