Steve Harvey recalls how his wife, Marjorie Harvey, make the deal of Georgia mansion
Steve Harvey unintentionally acquired an residential property that had previously belonged to another prominent artist in the industry.
In an interview on Shannon Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay,” the comedian and TV host recalled how he ended up purchasing the Georgia mansion Tyler Perry once owned on the Chattahoochee River.
Having the views cost Steve a whopping $15 million. However, he admitted to Sharpe that he has no complaints about how the sale all went down.
His wife, Marjorie Harvey, was the mastermind behind making the purchase. Around when the COVID-19 pandemic started, she presented the idea to him to buy the house. Although Steve was initially hesitant to move forward with the idea due to COVID’s effect on his income at the time, Marjorie convinced him to have a change of heart.
“She said, ‘Steve, you don’t know how much money you got. You make it. I watch it,’” he shared. “She said, ‘I can put this whole deal together.’”
Once Steve agreed, Marjorie got down to business to seal a deal with the owner who had purchased the mansion after Perry.
Steve & Marjorie Harvey Georgia mansion
“She told me how much she put an offer in for,” Steve shared. “The real estate agent said the owner will never, ever sign for that much. He’ll never take that amount. It’s impossible. ‘Ms. Harvey, you’re wasting your time.’ She wrote him a long letter, too. She said, ‘This is not a negotiation. I am offering you this. My husband loves the house… We’ll buy it sight unseen. If you don’t want this amount, it’s okay. I’m not trying to insult you.’”
In the end, Marjorie’s offer was accepted by the owner on the birthday of Steve’s late mother. The fact that Marjorie handled the contract independently and everything went according to plan was a blessing for the performer. He told Sharpe that he had prayed to own a house like it when initially visiting Perry.
As previously shared, Steve and Marjorie share a blended family under his $200 million empire.
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