Where Does Slim Williams Live in Florida? Inside the Cash Money Co-Founder's Weston Estate
September 21, 2026 · 8 min read · By Onias Derilus, Broker
Ronald "Slim" Williams, who co-founded Cash Money Records with his brother Birdman, bought one of the largest houses in South Florida in 2012: a 30,000-plus-square-foot estate in Weston's triple-gated Windmill Ranch Estates, paid for in cash. Here is what public reporting says about the home, the secretive deal behind it, and what homes in Weston cost today.
Where does Slim Williams live? In Weston, Florida, in a gated estate that reporting in 2012 called the largest house in South Florida. The Cash Money Records co-founder paid $7.15 million in cash for it that summer, according to the Miami Herald as quoted by Celebrity Net Worth and hip-hop outlets. The house sits in Windmill Ranch Estates, the same triple-gated community where Dan Marino once lived. Here is what is reported about the property, why a New Orleans music executive chose a Broward County suburb, and what homes around him cost now.
Key takeaways
- Weston, Windmill Ranch Estates. A triple-gated community of large lots on the western edge of Broward County. Pure Equity does not publish private addresses.
- Reported price: $7.15 million, paid in cash, in a 2012 deal through a company called S Vision LLC, per the Miami Herald as quoted by Celebrity Net Worth.
- Outlets disagree on size: 30,300 square feet per Hip-Hop Wired and AllHipHop, 34,000 per Celebrity Net Worth, on about four acres, with nine bedrooms and 12 bathrooms.
- Extras included an indoor tennis court, indoor and outdoor pools, a grotto, a theater, a wine room and a 6,000-square-foot recreation room.
Where does Slim Williams live in Florida?
Williams and his younger brother Bryan, known as Birdman, started Cash Money in New Orleans in 1991. The label moved much of its business to Miami in the 2000s, and both brothers bought homes in South Florida. Birdman's Miami Beach purchases drew most of the press. Slim, the quieter of the two, went 30 miles northwest to Weston, a planned city in Broward County known for gates, lakes and big lots.
His community is Windmill Ranch Estates, which sits on the western edge of the city beside the Everglades levee. It has three gates between the road and the houses, and lots run from about an acre to several acres. Marino built his 10-bedroom estate there in 1995, and a long list of Dolphins and Heat players followed. It is the most private address in a city that sells privacy.
Reporting on the purchase dates to late August and early September 2012. The Miami Herald broke the story, and Celebrity Net Worth, Hip-Hop Wired, AllHipHop and EURweb carried it within days. All agree on the buyer, the price and the community. They do not agree on the size, which we cover below.
Inside the reported Windmill Ranch estate
The house is huge by any measure. Hip-Hop Wired and AllHipHop put it at 30,300 square feet, while Celebrity Net Worth said 34,000. Either figure made it one of the biggest homes in the region at the time. It has nine bedrooms and 12 bathrooms on roughly four acres, per Celebrity Net Worth.
The amenity list reads like a resort. Coverage described an indoor tennis court, an indoor pool and an outdoor pool with a grotto, a movie theater, a wine room and a 6,000-square-foot multipurpose room. The seller, per Celebrity Net Worth, was Richard Nilsen, a mattress company owner who had built the estate.
The deal itself became part of the story. Williams bought through a company called S Vision LLC and paid the full $7.15 million in cash. Agents on both sides signed a 14-page confidentiality agreement, and the seller reportedly waited in a separate room while the papers were signed so the buyer's name stayed private. It leaked anyway, which is how the story reached print.
A cash purchase also means there is no mortgage in the public record, so the only figure available is the deed price. Nothing has been reported about renovations since 2012. Given the size of the house and the age of its systems, some updating over 14 years is likely, but that is an assumption, not a fact.
Why Slim Williams chose Weston
He has not given interviews about the house, so the reasons are inferred from the record. The obvious one is scale. A 30,000-square-foot home on four acres does not exist in Miami Beach at that price. In 2012 the same money bought a fraction of that on the water in Miami-Dade. Weston offered land, and Windmill Ranch offered land behind three gates.
Privacy is the other. Everything about the transaction, from the LLC to the confidentiality agreement, points to a buyer who wanted to stay out of view. Weston is a family suburb with little foot traffic and no nightlife, which suits that goal. The city itself was a master-planned project, laid out by the developer Arvida in the 1980s and incorporated in 1996, and it consistently ranks among the safest cities in Florida. And the drive to Cash Money's Miami offices runs about 45 minutes on I-75 and the Palmetto, a commute many executives in the area make.
Where else does Slim Williams live?
No other current home has been reported. Williams is from New Orleans, where Cash Money began, and the label's early years played out in the city's Uptown and Hollygrove neighborhoods. Whether he kept property there after the move to Miami is not covered in the reporting we found. Birdman has been more public about his homes, including a Miami Beach mansion he later sold, but those are his brother's, not Slim's.
The Weston estate has not appeared in any sale coverage since 2012. Windmill Ranch homes trade rarely and often privately, so a quiet sale is possible, but no outlet has reported one. As of September 2026 we treat the Weston house as his reported primary home.
What homes near Slim Williams cost
Weston is one of the steadier markets in Broward. Our MLS feed as of September 2026 shows about 490 active listings in Weston, with a median list price near $750,000 and an average of about 90 days on market, which is quick for the county. That median covers townhouses and the smaller subdivisions. The estate sections are a different tier.
In Windmill Ranch Estates and neighboring Weston Hills, homes generally list from about $2 million, and the largest acre-plus estates have sold well above $7 million in recent years. Marino's old house sold for $7.2 million in 2011, which gives a sense of where the ceiling sat before the Williams sale.
For land, Southwest Ranches next door shows about 120 active listings with a median near $2.9 million. Our homes with acreage hub and the gated communities page cover the large-lot, guarded neighborhoods across the county.
Frequently asked questions
Where does Slim Williams live now?
In Weston, Florida, in the Windmill Ranch Estates community, as far as public reporting shows. He bought the estate in 2012 for $7.15 million in cash, per the Miami Herald as quoted by Celebrity Net Worth. No sale has been reported since.
Where in Weston does Slim Williams live?
Windmill Ranch Estates, a triple-gated community of large lots on the western edge of the city. It is the same neighborhood where Dan Marino lived for 16 years. We do not publish streets.
Where does Slim Williams live full time?
The Weston estate is his only reported home, so it is his primary residence. Cash Money's business is based in Miami, about 45 minutes away. So where does Slim Williams live when he is working? Still in Weston, based on the reporting available.
How much did Slim Williams pay for the Weston home?
$7.15 million, all in cash, in 2012. The purchase ran through S Vision LLC, and the agents signed a 14-page confidentiality agreement, per Celebrity Net Worth and Hip-Hop Wired.
How big is Slim Williams's house?
Reports range from 30,300 to 34,000 square feet. All agree on nine bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, an indoor tennis court, two pools and a 6,000-square-foot recreation room. Coverage in 2012 called it the largest house in South Florida. Larger homes have gone up in Miami-Dade since, but few match its four-acre lot.
Can you buy a home in Windmill Ranch Estates?
Yes, though listings are rare and many sales are private. Homes there start around $2 million and run past $7 million for the largest estates. A Weston agent who tracks the community's off-market activity is the usual route. Buyers should budget for the association fees that come with three staffed gates and private roads.
Own a home in Weston or anywhere in Broward County? Request a free home valuation from Pure Equity to see what the estate market has done to your number. Buyers can browse Weston listings or see luxury homes across South Florida. For his most famous former neighbor, read where Dan Marino lives, and see celebrities who live in South Florida for the wider list.
Sources
- Celebrity Net Worth, Ronald "Slim" Williams buys largest house in South Florida, pays cash (citing the Miami Herald)
- Hip-Hop Wired, Cash Money CEO Ronald "Slim" Williams buys largest house in South Florida
- AllHipHop, Cash Money Records co-founder Ronald "Slim" Williams pays for $7.15 million home in cash
Based on publicly reported information; details may change and are not independently verified by Pure Equity. We do not publish private addresses.
