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Elon Musk, billionaire founder of SpaceX, Tesla, and PayPal, leads a pretty amazing life.

In January 2013, he spent $17 million on a 20,248-square-foot mansion in Los Angeles’ Bel Air neighborhood. He and his five sons had lived in the house for three years, which Musk rented before he felt financially secure enough to buy.

The home, which has seven bedrooms, a giant screening room, a pool, and a tennis court, is what you would expect from a man worth $8.6 billion.

In November of 2013, Musk paid $6.75 million for a ranch home located across the street from the mansion. No word on whether he plans to demolish the small house to combine the two homes into an even bigger estate.

Come on in…

The house is located on a hilltop  1.66-acre plot

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It overlooks the exclusive Bel Air Country Club

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The house is enormous, with 20,248 square feet of space divided into different wings

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The garden looks pleasant

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Inside looked very posh when Bloomberg paid a visit in August 2013…note the mink throw

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The kitchen has a brick ceiling

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Check out this interesting light fixture in the dining room

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The house has a total of seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms

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According to the listing photos, the master suite includes a bedroom and a lounge area

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There are also separate his and her baths and two gigantic closets

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This area seems to be set up for home screenings and entertainment purposes

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Musk reportedly likes to play video games with his sons on the weekends. Here, he gives Bloomberg a demonstration of first-person shooter game BioShock Infinite

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Here’s the gym

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It overlooks the full-size tennis court

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And to top it all off…there’s also a gorgeous heated pool and deck area

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- Madeline Stone

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