Yao Ming, as the most successful and influential player in the history of China's men's basketball team, has successfully landed in the NBA in 2022 and has a career spanning 9 years. How much money did Yao make during this period? In addition to the famous "Yao Restaurant" in the United States, Yao Ming's mansion that spent $4 million was also a sensation at the time, and now 12 years later, it stands to reason that Yao's mansion should increase in value, but why did Yao Ming say he regretted it?
I believe that many fans did not expect that Yao Ming's talent in basketball is very high, and he is also outstanding in business operations. It is understood that after Yao Ming established himself in the NBA, his 9-year career brought Yao Ming a total of nearly $100 million in revenue. Unlike other players, Chinese's practicality and pragmatism are vividly reflected in Yao Ming.
After accumulating enough funds, Yao Ming decided to spend $4 million to buy a mansion in Houston, the fourth largest city in the United States, which caused a great sensation at the time, and no one expected that Yao Ming, who seemed to be "not shrewd", would have such a big appetite.
Of course, Yao Ming's reason for buying a mansion was very simple at first, that is, he wanted to have a home in the United States, and at the same time he could take his parents and children to live together, after all, the conditions in the United States at that time were much better than in China. But surprisingly, because of Yao Ming's injury and frequent return to China to participate in painless games, Yao's path in the NBA became narrower and narrower, and he finally chose to retire in 2011.
After retiring, Yao returned to China and later served as the chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, becoming more and more busy with work, and rarely returned to the United States throughout the year.
How rich is Yao Ming's mansion? According to people familiar with the matter, Yao Ming mansion is located in Houston's famous "rich area", the living environment is very beautiful, the total area of dozens of acres, but also equipped with private swimming pools, basketball courts, fitness rooms, etc., only 9 bathrooms.
Now that 12 years have passed, it stands to reason that the $4 million Yao Ming spent at the beginning is estimated to have doubled now, why did Yao Ming say that he would not make money?
According to the Houston real estate market, Yao Ming's mansion has indeed appreciated in value, according to the current value has exceeded 10 million, if Yao Ming's purchase of 4 million is removed, Yao Ming only one house in just 12 years to Yao Ming brought a return of 6 million US dollars, I believe that this figure in China, most people can not earn these money in a lifetime.
But did Yao Ming really earn so much? According to the relevant laws of the United States, in addition to paying high property taxes every year, even if you do not go to live, you still have to pay maintenance fees, management fees, garbage disposal fees, green management fees, etc., and these various expenses are estimated to exceed $1 million. More importantly, Yao Ming rarely returns home to the United States all year round, which is indeed very unpleasant. No wonder Yao regrets it whenever he mentions a house in the United States.