---
title: "Elon Musk: “Decided to Sell My Last Remaining House”"
description: "Just weeks after news emerged Elon Musk paid zero dollars in federal income tax over several years, the billionaire has decided sell his last home."
date: "2021-06-15"
modified: "2021-06-15"
authors:
  - name: "Victor Tangermann"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
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url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-sell-last-remaining-house"
categories:
  - "Elon Musk"
  - "Future Society"
  - "The Industrialists"
tags:
  - "elon musk"
  - "tesla"
  - "the digest"
---

# Elon Musk: “Decided to Sell My Last Remaining House”

![Just weeks after news emerged Elon Musk paid zero dollars in federal income tax over several years, the billionaire has decided sell his last home.](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/elon-musk-sell-last-remaining-house.jpg>)
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## No House

Just weeks after [news emerged](<https://futurism.com/irs-leak-elon-musk>) Tesla CEO Elon Musk paid zero dollars in federal income tax over several years, the billionaire has decided to cash in and sell the last of his homes, according to a recent tweet.

"Decided to sell my last remaining house," [Musk tweeted](<https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1404336639938154497>) on Monday. "Just needs to go to a large family who will live there. It’s a special place."

Earlier this month, [Musk revealed](<https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1402689914836197376>) that he had "sold my houses, except for one in bay Area that's rented out for events."

It's a sign that the entrepreneur is fulfilling his minimalist dream — with the intention to focus all his efforts on making humanity multi-planetary. [When asked](<https://twitter.com/leastImAlive/status/1402688074761506819>) if he was downsizing to focus on Mars, Musk [replied with "yeah."](<https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1402689914836197376>)

## Mars Devotion

The billionaire put two of his California homes on sale last month, just days [after announcing](<https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1256239554148724737?s=20>) he is "selling almost all physical possessions."

At the time, [he made](<https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1256255619239038977>) "one stipulation on sale: I own Gene Wilder’s old house. It cannot be torn down or lose any its soul."

Musk also revealed last week that despite reports claiming Musk paid close to zero — or zero, as was the case in 2018 — in federal income taxes, he will "continue to pay income taxes in California proportionate to my time in state, which is and will be significant."

Musk moved to Texas in August, a move that may have been in part motivated much lower tax rates in the state.

It sure seems like Musk has had enough of Earth and his Earthly possessions. "Don’t need the cash," Musk [tweeted last month](<https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1256257634404937730>). "Devoting myself to Mars and Earth. Possession \[sic\] just weigh you down."

**READ MORE:** [Elon Musk Says He’s Putting Last Remaining House on the Market](<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-14/elon-musk-says-he-s-putting-last-remaining-house-on-the-market?sref=YfHlo0rL>) \[*Bloomberg*\]

**More on Musk:** *[Elon Musk Shares New Pic of Giant Starship Rocket Booster](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-picture-starship-rocket-booster>)*

## Author
I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida.

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