Richard Branson was 29 when he bought an island to impress a girl, offered $100,000 for a $6 million property; in 2007, he bought 125-acre Moskito Island for $15 million, now divided among nine families

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Richard Branson was 29 when he pursued Necker Island, initially offering $100,000 despite its $6 million asking price.
(Photo: Owen Buggy)Long before Sir Richard Branson became a billionaire entrepreneur with a global business empire, he was a young businessman looking for a way to impress the woman he had fallen in love with.
His idea was extraordinary, buy an island.

Richard Branson was 29 when he pursued Necker Island, initially offering $100,000 despite its $6 million asking price.
(Photo: Owen Buggy)Long before Sir Richard Branson became a billionaire entrepreneur with a global business empire, he was a young businessman looking for a way to impress the woman he had fallen in love with.
His idea was extraordinary, buy an island.

Sources: Times of India