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Ex-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Relists Texas Vacation Home With Price Cut


Ex-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Relists Texas Vacation Home With Price Cut

Rex Tillerson

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Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has found a new focus: real estate. The Texas native and his wife, Renda, have relisted their gated Apple Head Island vacation property in Horseshoe Bay, TX, with a price cut, to $3,574,000.

As we reported last year, the ex-CEO of ExxonMobil first placed the luxury retreat on the market in July for $3,975,000. But with no buyer willing to negotiate the terms of a final sale, the home disappeared from the market for a bit. This week, the listing reappeared with a lower price. 

Built in 1999, the 5,857-square-foot custom home is located on the 80-acre resort, which provides privacy and security on the waterfront of Lake Lyndon B. Johnson. Also appealing? The area offers “a triumph in resort living … Texas style,” according to the resort’s website. 

Tillerson purchased the place in 2004. And while recent changes to his employment status are likely to have afforded his family more time to enjoy the property, they are still choosing to move on. 

Rex Tillerson's Texas vacation home
Rex Tillerson’s Texas vacation home

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Courtyard entry
Courtyard entry

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Living area with views
Living area with views

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Open layout
Open layout

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Second floor terrace
Second-floor terrace

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How does a former Texas oil man like to relax? By gazing out onto views of the Texas hill country, for one.

At the home, you enter through a courtyard to the expansive, open design that features views of the lake and surroundings. The main floor has two living areas, plus a formal dining room, 1,000-bottle wine room, wet bar, and a gourmet kitchen and see-through fireplace. There are two master suites and two guest suites, plus three half-baths.

The home also boasts a media room, bar, and private office. Outside, there are multiple decks and terraces, along with a summer kitchen, fireplace, and a lanai. The waterfront property also sports a covered double boat house with storage.

Along with this home in the Lone Star state, Tillerson, who lasted only a year in his Cabinet post, also purchased a Washington, D.C., mansion in the district’s swanky Kalorama neighborhood for $5.5 million. We assume he’d intended to stay in the nation’s capital longer than 12 months.

 

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