Shilo Sanders is exploring a different approach to his housing search after discovering that some of the luxury apartments he has viewed in Florida come with eye-watering monthly rents.
Rather than continuing to consider properties costing thousands of dollars each month, the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety is now thinking about building a home in Texas with help from his father, Deion Sanders.
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The 26-year-old has documented his search on YouTube, sharing details of apartments he has visited and explaining why their prices have made him reconsider his plans.
The properties reportedly carried monthly rents of $14,000, $11,000, $8,950 and $9,950. Although Shilo liked aspects of the locations, he was reluctant to commit to spending that much on accommodation.
“I have to say my second favorite place is Aventura. You got the mall over there,” Shilo said on his YouTube channel. He explained that his uncle lives on Miami Beach, giving him somewhere to spend time when he wants to visit the area without necessarily needing a home there.
He then revealed his alternative plan: “Regardless, I’m not paying an arm and a leg though, because I am going to build a house in Canton, Texas, starting as soon as I post this video and an architect can message me. I need the best architects in Texas. Thankfully, I got one of the best house builders in the world, which is my dad.
“He has built the best houses, the most luxurious of the luxurious houses. And during this process, I get to learn a lot from him in a different category that I haven’t had to learn anything from him before.”
The comments suggest Shilo wants to take a more hands-on role in creating his next home, while using his father's experience as a guide. However, the proposed project remains a plan rather than a confirmed construction undertaking.
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Shilo has also explained why the rental prices he encountered did not make financial sense to him, even with potential tax deductions connected to his work.
“So, everyone, just so you know, I do a lot of business from where I live at,” Shilo said in a YouTube video. “So, my rent is usually written off. So, that’s like 30% off of what you usually have to pay. But still, even $14,000 is insane for rent. At that point, you might as well just buy in Texas.”
His father has considerable experience with high-end property. During his time with the Dallas Cowboys, Deion built an enormous mansion in Prosper, Texas, north of Dallas.
Known as Chateau Montclair, the 29,220-square-foot estate featured nine bedrooms, a two-lane bowling alley, a barbershop, a fitness centre, a home theatre and an indoor basketball court.
The property also included a custom closet measuring approximately 3,000 square feet across two floors. Its basketball court displayed Deion's signature phrase, “You Gotta Believe.” The mansion eventually sold for $4.5 million in August 2026 after spending years on the property market.
That history makes Deion a natural person for Shilo to consult as he considers the practical decisions involved in designing and building a house.
His experience could help his son think through the layout, amenities and long-term costs of a property, although the scale of the former mansion does not necessarily indicate what Shilo intends to build in Canton.
There is another consideration surrounding Shilo's finances. He filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2023 after a Texas court entered a default judgment of approximately $11.89 million in favour of John Darjean, who alleged that he had been injured during an incident involving Shilo when he was a student. Shilo was a minor at the time of the incident.
The bankruptcy proceedings have included a dispute over whether that judgment can be discharged.
In January 2026, a federal bankruptcy judge denied Darjean's second motion for summary judgment on the issue, leaving disputed questions about whether the debt qualifies as nondischargeable under bankruptcy law. That ruling was not a final decision eliminating the debt or resolving every issue in the case.
The financial proceedings make Shilo's housing decisions particularly relevant, but they do not establish that he cannot afford a home or that his father will finance the project.
His comments instead point to a preference for putting money toward a property he can own rather than paying exceptionally high rent.
For now, Shilo's Texas plan is an ambitious idea that could give him an opportunity to learn from Coach Prime outside football. Whether it progresses from a YouTube announcement to a finished home will depend on the design, budget and decisions still to come.