Jody Nelson built the house. In 2006, he drew a 25-year prison sentence for embezzling nearly $78 million from his former employer, Patterson UTI. Investigators said he forged checks to buy a personal plane and stocks and to tear down a home on the property.
He then spent about $4 million building the mansion. The property changed hands in 2022 and has gone through upgrades since. Derek Cooper Construction redesigned the home, while Collected Design and Renewed Interiors by Connie Lee worked on the interiors.
Kylee Garcia with McDougal Realtors is handling the sale. Whoever buys it gets a motorized chandelier in the entryway, a grand staircase and a kitchen island with cristallo quartzite. The basement holds a theater with surround sound, a bar and a basketball court with a viewing area. A sauna, an elevator between the first and second floors and a loft with four built-in beds round things out. Every bedroom has an en suite bathroom and walk-in closet. Outside, the remodeled pool and spa sit beside a fire pit and seating areas, and the property used to have two pools.
Garcia called it "a gorgeous, beautiful home that has so much attention to detail."
The house once sold at auction for just $742,000.