Chapter 163 All According to the Script

After quickly studying the situation of the nearby residential areas, Pei Qian went out immediately and took a taxi over.

Since he had decided to buy, he might as well do it as soon as possible.

It wasn't that he was worried about the rise and fall of the house price. A fluctuation of tens of thousands was not enough to worry Pei Qian.

The main reason was that Pei Qian felt that he was a typical single-threaded animal. He could concentrate on one thing at a time and often come up with good solutions; but when many things were piled up together, it was difficult to handle.

Perhaps this was also a key reason why losing money was so difficult.

In the beginning, when Pei Qian saw that a new project was becoming popular, he thought about starting another one, so that the chances of failure would be higher. But he never expected that more and more projects would be launched, and he couldn't even remember them all, let alone manage them.

The result was that he robbed Peter to pay Paul, and all these departments earned more and more.

It was truly a sad story.

Therefore, Pei Qian preferred to solve things as soon as possible, especially those that needed to be kept in mind and were relatively troublesome, and then quickly clear the memory in his brain.

This time, Pei Qian changed all his suits, put on a very ordinary casual outfit, and changed his mask to make sure that no one could recognize him.

What would happen if someone saw Boss Pei running over to buy a house?

One had to know that Pei Qian didn't expect the house he bought to appreciate in value at all.

Because the increase in house prices was considerable for others, but not very high for him.

A 120-square-meter house, even if the average price rose from 8,000 to 10,000 within a year, wouldn't that be very high? But the total price would only increase by 240,000.

Even if Pei Qian was shearing the system's wool, he could get hundreds of thousands in a cycle of half a year. Didn't he get more than 800,000 in the last cycle?

Compared with this income, a house that rose 240,000 a year was not much of a temptation to him.

What's more, Pei Qian bought this house to live in, and even if it appreciated in value, it was unlikely that he would sell it for money, so whether it appreciated or not didn't really matter.

The most important thing was that this news would trigger an overall increase in the surrounding house prices.

In that case, the shops that Tenda had just bought…

Wouldn't they take off on the spot?

Pei Qian was only buying one house, with a total price of just over one million. If it rose by 25%, it would only increase by two or three hundred thousand at most.

However, Tenda Group bought nearly half a street of shops in the snack street, with a total value of more than 60 million.

If it rose by 25%, that would be 15 million!

When the settlement was made, the default system funds would increase by 1.5 million for no reason, which meant that Pei Qian's upper limit for converting money-losing into income would automatically be reduced by 1.5 million.

It would be even more uneconomical if the increase was greater.

If it rose by 50%, although the house he bought would make more than 500,000 on paper, the snack street would immediately reduce his money-losing quota by 3 million.

A comparison would reveal that it was not profitable at all!

Therefore, Pei Qian had to find a way to prevent others from knowing that he had bought a house here, and even more so, he didn't want the house prices here to rise wildly.

More than half an hour later, the taxi stopped.

Pei Qian didn't go to the snack market, but went one street north, where there was a relatively new residential area.

The land planning in the old industrial area was relatively tight. There were no new residential areas opening this year, only second-hand houses. However, among the second-hand houses, there were old houses that were thirty or forty years old, and there were also relatively new houses that were three or five years old.

The residential area that Pei Qian was looking at was the newest building in this area. It was built last year, and the overall environment was not bad. It was a certain distance from the snack market, but not too far, still within an acceptable range.

Within this range, it was possible to walk over to eat something, but it was difficult to benefit from it.

There happened to be a real estate agency near here, and Pei Qian walked straight over.

Although he didn't have a good impression of these agency companies, he had a lot of things to do and was very busy. Pei Qian couldn't trouble his employees to help, so he could only look for these agency companies that he didn't like very much.

Moreover, it was mainly the leadership of these companies who were more idiotic. These agents, although there were indeed some unreliable agents who talked nonsense for commissions, most of them were just wage earners, trying to support their families, so there was no need to be too hostile.

"Hello sir, are you looking to rent a house?"

An agent in the store saw Pei Qian push the door open and immediately greeted him.

During this period, the popularity of the snack market had increased, and they, as agents, had also benefited a lot.

Recently, many people had come from all over Jingzhou, some to see houses, wanting to buy second-hand houses or shops, and some working nearby planned to rent houses here.

He looked at Pei Qian's age. He was quite young, like a college student, and probably came to rent a house.

Pei Qian said, "Buying a house. Do you have any houses in Jixiang Garden next door? About 150 square meters."

As soon as he heard that he was here to buy a house, the agent's eyes lit up.

"Buying a house? Please have a seat! I'll pour you a glass of water."

Soon, the agent began his performance.

"I guess you also heard that the house prices nearby are going to rise, so you came here to invest in a property? Then I have to tell you that the houses in Jixiang Garden are not cost-effective!"

"The houses in this area don't actually have any particularly good appreciation attributes. It's only recently that Tenda Group opened the snack market, which improved the living conditions nearby, that there has been a momentum of appreciation."

"But the fastest appreciation is all in the few good residential areas near the snack market, either with school districts or very close to the snack market, right next to it."

"Let me recommend a few residential areas with faster appreciation? To be honest, the houses in these residential areas are very tight. Not many owners are willing to sell them. As long as the price is right, they are basically bought quickly."

"Buying houses in this kind of residential area will give you a better return on your investment."

"Or, if you don't mind, I can introduce you to the shops nearby? Although the shops in the best locations have already been bought, it's still possible to get the shops that are a little closer with some effort."

"Of course, I have to tell you the truth. The places I recommend are all relatively expensive. But the prices are high, and the increase is fast. Please consider it carefully."

The agent's words meant just one thing: although the Jixiang Garden residential area looked okay, it actually had no room for appreciation.

On the contrary, the residential areas that had been炒 (chǎo - speculative investment) to eight or nine thousand, or even ten thousand, or the shops nearby, had more potential for appreciation.

Pei Qian scoffed inwardly.

He knew too much about the shops.

The first batch of shops near the snack street had already been taken down by Tenda, either bought or signed a long-term contract. It was definitely impossible to buy them; the second batch of shops had also been bought by President Li and his investors.

Even if there was a third batch of shops, they might have been bought by other people who came after hearing the news.

Now, even if Pei Qian took out money to buy, what he bought would mostly be the fourth or even fifth batch of shops. These shops were almost ten thousand miles away from the snack street. What potential for appreciation was there?

What's more, the places introduced by the agent were quite popular, and the prices had been炒 (chǎo - speculative investment) to sky-high prices. In Pei Qian's opinion, they were all bubbles. He was buying a house to live in, not to invest or speculate, so there was no need to touch them.

Looking at the agent's young appearance, he probably didn't understand these things either. He was just introducing them according to the current market situation, so Pei Qian wasn't too angry, but just didn't bother to talk nonsense with him.

"I've already taken a fancy to it. I want a house in Jixiang Garden."

The agent heard that Pei Qian seemed a little impatient and quickly nodded, "Okay, okay, I'm just giving you a reminder."

"Then what do you think of this house? I think it's a more suitable one in Jixiang Garden."

"It's a bare house. According to the owner, he hasn't lived in this house since it was delivered last year, and the price is relatively affordable. However, the owner has a condition that it must be paid in full. He is in a hurry to turn over funds."

Pei Qian was a little surprised, "Oh? It was delivered last year, but it hasn't been renovated or lived in?"

It sounded strange. Normally, after buying a house, people would probably prepare for renovation as soon as possible. How could it have been left vacant for nearly a year?

The agent smiled and said, "Isn't this a normal thing? He didn't just buy this one house."

"This owner seems to have bought three houses in the same residential area at once. Not only in this residential area, but also in other residential areas. I don't know how many there are specifically."

Speaking of this, he lowered his voice slightly, "When the Jixiang Garden residential area was selling buildings, the developer kept promoting that this residential area was planned with a school district, and a key primary and secondary school nearby would definitely be assigned to this area."

"Openly and secretly, they have been炒 (chǎo - speculative investment) school district housing. In addition, the traffic nearby is okay, and it's a new house, and all aspects are good, so many people came to buy it, including some speculators... ahem, investment for appreciation."

"But you know the result. These are all the developer's tricks."

"Before selling, they bragged that there was a school district here, but they couldn't write it into the contract, just implying it openly and secretly. When the owners finally found out that there was actually no school district, the house had already been bought, and there was no way to appeal."

"If you want to say that the residential area developer made false propaganda, they were also playing tricks on the edge, just letting the sales imply it openly and secretly, and did not directly write it into the contract. What can you do?"

"When the owners finally found out that it was not a school district house, the house price naturally fell."

"This seller is in this situation. All three houses are stuck in his hands and he is eager to sell them."

"Isn't it because the house prices in Jixiang Garden have finally rebounded a bit recently? He is thinking of selling them quickly. The reason why he requires full payment is mainly because the loan procedures are too slow. He is afraid that the situation will change before he gets the money."

"Of course, if you really want to live in it yourself and don't particularly care about the appreciation potential of the house, then I think you can consider this house."

Pei Qian couldn't help but remain silent.

Good heavens, it's all tricks.

The developer made false propaganda, which resulted in trapping a speculator.

At this time, there was no purchase restriction policy in Jingzhou. Although there were not as many speculators buying multiple houses as in other cities, there were still some.

For Pei Qian, buying a bare house was quite suitable, so as to avoid the original owner's renovation being unsuitable or the quality being too poor, and having to tear it down and re-install it.

Moreover, paying in full could allow for some good bargaining, which was also in line with Pei Qian's needs.

"Okay, take me to see it. If I'm satisfied, I'll make an appointment to meet the seller."