8 Celebrities You Won't Believe Made Major Money on Real Estate

Property: A five-bedroom, six-and-a-half bathroom Mediterranean home built in 1926 sitting on a coveted one-acre plot in posh Bel-Air.

Story: Since retiring from the NFL, Michael has built a lucritive career on TV and scooped up some serious cash in real estate on the side. The GMA host bought this Beverly Hills home for $7.9 million in May 2012. In June of 2013, after doing nothing to the home, he turned around and sold it for $11 million in an off-market deal. Shockingly, the buyer likely bought the property for the land and tore down the house.

Profit: $3.1 million after 14 months

Property: A 3,000 square-foot remodeled Beverly Hills Post Office-area abode with four bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms.

Story: The Glee actress and new mom used her own mother as her listing agent when she sold this house for $1.930 in June 2013. She had only purchased the property two years earlier for $1.475 million. Naya has since moved onto a $2.6 million Los Feliz mansion.

Profit: $1.125 million in 14 months

Property: a 5,161 square-feet Mediterranean Revival-Style home built in 1924 full of charming period details.

Story: Singer and serial house flipper Sia set a personal best record when she bought this house in the summer of 2015 for $4.7 million and sold it half a year later for $4.995 million. We doubt she even had time to unpack.

Profit: $295,000 in six months

Property: A light-filled four-bedroom, five-bath mid-century modern home in the Laurel Canyon area of the Hollywood Hills.

Story: The Oscar-nominated actor bought the home in 2010 for $1.865 million. He renovated the home to beautiful effect, and sold it in fall of 2015 for $3.65 million, well above the $2.995 asking price.

Profit: $1.785 million in five years

Property: a 4,810 square-foot, four-bedroom, four-bathroom home in the heart of Los Feliz. Built in 1926, the Spanish-style home is full of beautiful architectural details.

Story: Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne's son Jack purchased the fully-restored property shortly before the birth of his first child in December 2011 for $2.82 million. In April 2014, the house quickly sold to actor Justin Barth for $3.2 million. That's a whopping $202,00 over the asking price!

Profit: $380,000 in two-and-a-quarter years

Property: a 1940s-era three-bed, four-bath villa with stunning views, located in Southern California off the Sunset Strip.

Story: The Red Hot Chili Peppers property-collecting frontman (he also owns in Vegas, Malibu, Hawaii, and Michigan) bought the house in summer 2013 for $3.65 million, and proceeded to completely renovate the kitchen. In June of 2015 he sold the estate for $4.2 million.

Profit: $550,000 in two years

Property: A cozy 1,520 square-foot, three-bedroom, three-bath hideaway in Oceanside neighborhood of Venice, California.

Story: The adorable couple and real estate aficionados (they own a mansion in Santa Monica, an estate in Ojai, and a couple homes in Martha's Vineyard) picked up this quaint bungalow in 2013 for $929,000. They sold it in late 2015 for $1.77 million.

Profit: $841,000 in two years

Property: a 16,000 square-foot Mediterranean-style estate Billy built from scratch in Hidden Hills complete with six-bedrooms and eleven-bathrooms and super luxe features like a basketball court and home theater.

Story: the Tae Bo mogul turned his fitness industry success into a profitable real estate investment. He purchased the land for $1.4 million in 2000 and built a massive estate on it shortly thereafter. After several price reductions, he eventually sold the property for $7.3 million in 2012.

Profit: $5.9 million