SHONDA RHIMES – CALIFORNIA, $8.8 MILLION

Shonda Rhimes is an American producer, director, and writer. She’s the founder of the television production company, Shondaland, which produced TV series that have lasted for multiple seasons. Some of these hit series are How to Get Away with Murder, Grey’s Anatomy, and Scandal. Shonda is undeniably a genius in production, however, she also proved that she’s brilliant when it comes to investments when she purchased a property in Los Angeles.

She purchased the former house of Patricia Heaton in 2014 for a staggering amount of $8.8 million. Once transferred to her name, she called her team to renovate the “ugly” 8,400-square-foot mansion, which houses six bedrooms and six baths. The renovation includes bringing the original facade back, which was removed by a homeowner sometime in the ‘50s or ‘60s. The roofing was altered and the front door was also replaced from wooden to glass, while they preserve the living room, front hall, and library. When she saw the picture of the original living room and its magnificent ceiling, she requested for her designer to replicate that look.