Lionel Messi and Neymar are former FC Barcelona legends who have made high-profile real estate purchases around the world. However, one of Messi's much less heralded teammates has quietly become a bona fide real estate mogul with a property portfolio worth an estimated $250 million. Keep reading to learn how Martin Braithwaite parlayed an $850,000 investment into an empire. According to Martin Braithwaite's career bio on Transfermrkt.com, he started his career with the Danish club Esbjerg FC in 2007. He would go on to ply his trade in France's Ligue 1, then Middlesbrough in the English second division before landing in Spain with Leganes in 2019. Simply put, Braithwaite was never a superstar, but he was well-respected in European soccer. Today, Braithwaite plays for Gremio in the Brazilian league, but football is simply a recreational pursuit. Despite being only 33 and having never made the astronomical wages typical of soccer superstars like Messi, Braithwaite won't ever have to k...