After graduating from Albany State University, Rick Ross, real name William Leonard Roberts II, worked in the corrections system for close to two years as a correctional officer. He was influenced by the drug kingpin “Freeway” Rick Ross, thus he decided to alter his name from Teflon Da Don to Rick Ross.
After the success of his single “Hustlin,” he was offered a contract with Jay-Z’s Def Jam Records worth many millions of dollars. He sold tens of millions of singles and albums, and his first album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. Rick Ross has a net worth of $55 million, making him one of the highest-paid rappers in the world.
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Additionally, Rick Ross is a real estate investor. Over the course of the previous two decades, he has made a number of expensive real estate purchases in the states of Florida and Georgia. His most expensive property is a mansion in Georgia that he purchased from the boxer Evander Holyfield for $5.8 million and which has 109 rooms. Let’s take a look around Rick Ross’s stunning mansion, shall we?
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In the 1980s, Evander Holyfield was the undisputed cruiserweight champion and earned over $350 mιllιon. The former boxer retired to spend time with his family after a few losses and diminishing ventures.
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One of his biggest properties, his Georgia house, required repair. According to The Sun, the mansion was auctioned due to foreclosure because it cost $1 mιllιon to maintain. The mansion was listed for $8.2 mιllιonafter Holyfield sold it to a bank for $7.5 mιllιon. The auction started at $2.5 mιllιon, but Ross bought it for $5.8 mιllιon.
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In 1994, Fayetteville County, Georgia’s property was built. 45,000 square feet cover 235 acres of the palace. A big fountain in the driveway and a white stone facade with moldings make this home stunning. All eyes are drawn to the majestic double-winding stairway that goes upstairs. The 109 rooms have 12 bedrooms and 21 bathrooms.
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In addition to the mansion, Rick Ross has owned several properties. He paid $5.2 mιllιon for a coastal Fort Lauderdale property with eight bedrooms and eleven bathrooms in 2012. He sold the Georgia estate for $6 mιllιon in 2016, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
