
Fired FBI director James Comey was already $500k out of pocket even before President Trump removed him from his job - after taking a hit in the real estate market.

He and his wife lost out in the sale of their exclusive detached home in Westport, on the Gold Coast of Connecticut, where they had lived while he worked for a hedge fund.

Comey, 56, had bought the three-acre home which has seven bedrooms for $3,050,000 in 2010, with his wife Patrice. The couple have five children.

But after hoping to make a profit by putting the house on the market for $3,395,000 in June 2015, he was forced to accept a price of $2,475,000 on January 17 this year.

He can perhaps console himself that his estimated net worth remains around $11 million, and that at 56, he is likely to have many years of lucrative work in front of him.

Well-tended: The Comeys' former family home in Westport, CT, was on the market for $3.395 million but has now been sold to a local doctor and his wife for $2.475million. The seven-bed, seven-bath spread sits on three acres of land

Pool time: Neighbors said James Comey was proud of his outdoor pool and would entertain there when he, his wife and their five children called the Gold Coast of Connecticut home

Out: Donald Trump dramatically fired James Comey as FBI boss on Tuesday afternoon. He is now at home in McLean, Virginia, where he was seen dressed casually the next day

Garden pride: Neighbors said that James Comey had planted daffodils in front of his property and the well-looked after grounds show that he and his wife had green thumbs

New occupants: A local doctor, his wife and young family now own the Westport, CT, property, having bought it for $500,000 less than the Comeys did in 2010

Time to relax: The 2005-built seven-bedroom home boasts a patio area leading to the swimming pool - and also has

The 7157 square foot home was built in 2005 on a more than three acre patch of gated land, and was sold by realtor Alex Chingas of the Riverside Group in Westport. The buyers are a local doctor and his wife, who have a young family.

The Comeys had bought the house jointly, paid off a $2 million mortgage in 2011, and in August 2013 moved the home's ownership to a Delaware LLC, public records show.

Chingas declined to comment saying: 'I don't feel comfortable in discussing this and should therefore say nothing about it at all.'

Comey moved with his family to the area after joining financial investors and advice firm Bridgewater.

His part in the hedge fund world made him a neighbor of Gold Coast residents including Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, who in October co-produced a star-studded Broadway fundraiser for Hillary Clinton with tickets going for as much as ten thousand dollars each.

Among other Democrat elites who lived in Westport were the late film star Paul Newman and his wife, Joanne Woodward, both big supporters of Bill Clinton when he was the controversial commander-in-chief.

Another more recent neighbor of Comey was the businessman and philanthropist Rajat Gupta who was convicted in 2012 on insider trading charges

Ready for business: The seven-bed home includes a home office suitable for someone with work to do

What's on television? The man called a showboat by the president could relax in the den, which features a large television nook for watching appearances. The new owners are a doctor and his family, who are less likely to be on TV

And so to bed: One of the seven bedrooms, all with their own bathroom, which the 7,000 square foot home features

Eat-in ready: The large kitchen features a counter which the family can sit round and plenty of preparation space

Cozy: The home features wood floors throughout and although built in 2005, is in traditional New England style - which is how it was furnished when it was on sale

Boot room: One entrance vestibule features plenty of room for muddy boots

And the area had been home to Martha Stewart, who sold her Turkey Hill estate, close to Comey's property, in 2007. Comey prosecuted and sent Stewart to prison in 2004 for insider stock trading.

When former President Obama appointed him in September 2013, he received a $3,700,000 payout from Bridgewater, which was filed by him in papers to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The father-of-five was seen around town regularly and easily noticeable by his 6ft-8in frame and would dine at a local pizzeria, taking a seat at the back and making calls on his cell phone.

He played an active part in his children's education at the local Green Farms Academy with three of his off-spring studying there.

He gave a speech there after his daughter Claire Collin Comey graduated in the summer of 2015.

Westportnow.com reported he told students that the ingredients for success did not include 'making a lot of dough', high achievements or a high IQ.

He said students should develop 'high emotional intelligence…stepping outside yourself to connect with others.'

Comey added: 'All successful people focus on successful communication. They obsess about it. All the knowledge that is in your head is ineffective if you can't get it into other people's heads.'

Room with a view: At the rear of the house is a conservatory-style room with views over the garden, children's play area and pool

Reception space: The Comeys' former home features plenty of room for entertaining - and neighbors said Comey used the home to have friends over

Sitting space:

Master suite: The main bedroom features a fireplace, views over two sides of the home, and plenty of space for sitting as well

Cooking up a storm: Comey's former home is close to where domestic goddess Martha Stewart lived at the time he successfully prosecuted her

Facilities: The home has seven bathrooms - one each for Comey, his wife and their five children when they lived there

Master suite: The main bedroom boasts a clawfoot bath and lavish shower for the principal residents

Meet the neighbors: Among the nearby properties are those of Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, a massive Clinton fundraiser

He told students to have confidence and be humble and warned that having an ego 'has extraordinary costs.'

'Your reputation is a mansion, but it is made of bricks. Every single human encounter is a brick that adds up to your reputation.'

Comey moved to the suburbs of Washington once he landed the top FBI job, but those who knew him in Connecticut said he had very ordinary pleasures.

His house had a swimming pool and basketball court and the Comey's enjoyed time with their children and entertaining there.

'He was very proud of his daffodils. He planted them all along the front of his property and would come out to check on them and admire them,' one neighbor said.

'It goes to show that simple things in life are as important as all the serious things we do with our time.'