By Veronika Bondarenko The actor owns over $40 million of real estate in the LA area. It is not unusual for some high-profile actors and singers to become low-key home flippers — after enough real estate purchases, many start to understand the ins and outs of the market and how it can be used to grow the wealth they gained. One of the most prominent examples is Ellen DeGeneres. The TV host bought a 12,000-square-foot mansion in California’s Montecito for $21 million and sold it for $36 million in September, earning $15 million in profit. Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine and wife Behati Prinssloo …