How Rene Russo built property portfolio after Hollywood exit

Rene Russo was one of the most bankable actresses of the 1990s, commanding multimillion-dollar paychecks alongside Mel Gibson and Pierce Brosnan before vanishing from the spotlight. Now sitting on a $60m ($US40m) net worth, The Hollywood superstar has built a savvy property portfolio generating tens of thousands in monthly income. $30k Monthly Cash Move While stepping back from acting, the Lethal Weapon 3 star and her screenwriter husband Dan Gilroy relied on a multimillion-dollar Los Angeles real estate collection. The couple put one of their Brentwood residences up for rent, asking $30,000 ($US19,500) per month. Built in the early 1990s, the four-bedroom residence sits on a wooded hillside with views across surrounding canyons. The couple purchased the home in 1999 for $3.4m ($US2.4m). Rather than selling, the pair moved into a larger Brentwood home they purchased in 1996 for $5.3m ($US3.75m), keeping their second residence as an income-generating asset. Russo also personally owns a separate Toluca Lake cottage purchased in the late 1970s during her modelling days. MORE: ‘I’m not sorry’: Corey Worthington’s life at 35 ‘No one cares’: Block star exposes Ch9, life John Farnham hide...