Reborn as a landlord in Shanghai

"If we buy the storefront in the company's name, it might take a while longer because we don't have a new company yet. I need to register a new company, and only after we have a company can we use it to buy the storefront. So, opening the shop might have to be postponed a bit," Guo Xiaoyan said softly.

"Aren't you afraid the landlord will sell the storefront? You know, in Shanghai these days, storefronts are easy to sell. So the thing now isn't registering a company, but finding the landlord and signing a contract with him."

Once the deposit is paid, we can secure the property first. He can't possibly go to the US so soon anyway. After you two sign the contract, we can open the shop and transfer the property at the same time, so that neither side is delayed.

"Of course, if he wants to take the money and leave sooner, that's fine too. I can set aside some money to make up the difference, and you can pay me back the difference after the bank loan comes through," Mao Xiaoyu said, frowning.

"Oh yeah, how come I didn't think of that? Looks like you're really smart, Xiaoyu." Guo Xiaoyan said with a look of sudden realization, and to show that she hadn't thought it through, she even patted her head lightly.

Seeing Guo Xiaoyan's actions, Mao Xiaoyu didn't want to guess whether Guo Xiaoyan was genuinely surprised or pretending. After all, as long as this matter was beneficial to her, that was enough. So she said, "Since you've said that, after I leave, go and take over the storefront. As for the company, just find the agency from last time to handle it."

"Okay, I understand," Guo Xiaoyan replied.

"Is there anything else? If not, shall I go?" Mao Xiaoyu asked casually, feeling that they had finished talking.

"Xiaoyu, let me ask you something. We still have nearly a hundred sets of information on houses that need to be sold. We've been collecting this information for over a month, wasting a lot of our manpower and resources. Now that you're not buying a house..."

"But because we had previously sent staff to negotiate prices, some landlords often ask us if anyone wants to buy a house here. Don't you know this area is going to be demolished? But why aren't you buying now? Isn't all this data we've collected a waste?" Guo Xiaoyan quickly asked.

"These houses are expensive, over 4000 yuan per square meter. For me, I definitely don't have enough money to buy these houses, not to mention the demolition and relocation. Who knows where they'll be demolished? I feel that I've already bought such a large area of ​​houses, and when the demolition comes, my houses will definitely be demolished," Mao Xiaoyu said calmly.

"If that's the case, wouldn't that be a real shame? After all, so many houses are going to be sold. Knowing that this area is being demolished, the property prices will eventually rise no matter what," Guo Xiaoyan muttered under her breath.

"Then why don't you just buy one or two apartments? They might demolish your house in no time," Mao Xiaoyu said jokingly.

"I don't have any money. Besides, I don't have the capital to gamble. So even if I know this place is going to be demolished, I don't dare to buy it. Although I have 20,000 or 30,000 yuan, which can be used for a down payment, who knows if the house will be demolished after I buy it? If I buy a house and it's not demolished, then I will be burdened with huge debts, and I'll be doomed," Guo Xiaoyan complained.

Hearing Guo Xiaoyan's complaints suddenly made Mao Xiaoyu think of something, and she frowned and started to think.

What did Guo Xiaoyan just say?

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After Guo Xiaoyan finished speaking, she thought Mao Xiaoyu would say something, but she didn't say a word. This made Guo Xiaoyan look over and see that Mao Xiaoyu was deep in thought.

Seeing that Mao Xiaoyu was deep in thought, Guo Xiaoyan didn't dare to disturb her. After all, thinking must mean thinking about something important. So Guo Xiaoyan quietly drank her coffee, waiting for Mao Xiaoyu to finish thinking before speaking.

After about three to five minutes, Mao Xiaoyu came to her senses and asked, "You said there are still more than 100 houses waiting to be sold. Are there really that many? Haven't I already bought quite a few houses?"

"There are so many. The houses in this area are all dilapidated, the oldest being at least forty or fifty years old. Many people want to move and are waiting for the demolition compensation. So even if some homeowners haven't listed their properties for sale, when our real estate agency asks, the homeowners are willing to sell. After all, demolition compensation isn't that easy. Being able to get money to buy a new place is the best thing. So in my opinion, as long as the price is reasonable, these homeowners will sell," Guo Xiaoyan said.

Upon hearing Guo Xiaoyan's words, Mao Xiaoyu began to do some mental calculations. Wasn't she just struggling to find a way to make money? Well, here she was.

"Since our employees have nothing to do right now, let's get them all moving. See how many houses are for sale, and then arrange for them to negotiate with the landlords to buy houses. The buyers don't have that much money and need to take out a loan, but they are very serious about buying, so they can pay a deposit first. The deposit is 2 yuan, and the house will be transferred within two months. If either party breaches the contract, they will be compensated 5 yuan. Of course, if someone asks for a higher deposit, then the penalty for breach of contract will also be higher, but the deposit can be up to 3 yuan, and the penalty can be up to 10 yuan," Mao Xiaoyu said.

"Okay, I'll arrange it in a bit."

Guo Xiaoyan found Mao Xiaoyu's words a bit strange. Didn't he say he wasn't going to buy anything? Why did he buy something again? But since Mao Xiaoyu had made this arrangement, she would just do as he said.

"Also, set the signing date after the 20th, and try to sign all the contracts that can be signed by the end of June," Mao Xiaoyu said after thinking for a moment.

"Okay, I understand," Guo Xiaoyan replied once again.

"Also, don't buy the house in my name this time. Buy it in my parents' names. I have copies of their ID cards here. I'll issue some power of attorney to the company, and then we can buy it in their names. When we finally get the property certificate, we can buy it in my name," Mao Xiaoyu said after thinking for a moment.

To be honest, Mao Xiaoyu didn't expect that she would need to use her parents' ID card copies now. But this time, she really had to use her parents' identities to make the purchase because there would be many disputes after Mao Xiaoyu bought this batch of houses, and she didn't plan to buy them all.

Actually, this was something Guo Xiaoyan had just reminded Mao Xiaoyu of. Of course, it wasn't really a reminder, just something she said casually, but it made Mao Xiaoyu realize that she could pay a small down payment first, then take the house and wait for the demolition compensation.

This one sentence gave Mao Xiaoyu an idea for making money. This method was very quick, and the results could be seen in one or two months at most. This method was to breach a contract and pay liquidated damages.

Even now, Mao Xiaoyu doesn't want so many houses, because if her funds are tied up here, she won't be able to buy houses elsewhere. But right now, Mao Xiaoyu still has more than 200 million yuan, and she's been thinking about how to make that money grow.

Just now, Mao Xiaoyu came up with a good idea: to pay a small deposit.

By the end of June, I had acquired all the houses in the surrounding area that were for sale. When the demolition notice came down in July, I decided to leave the demolition site alone, since all the houses sold in the demolition area were in my possession, and I would definitely receive compensation from the demolition.

The prices of houses in these areas that are not subject to demolition have all risen slightly because they are close to the houses slated for demolition. Mao Xiaoyu is waiting for these house prices to rise so that homeowners who have just received their deposits will be reluctant to sell their houses and will wait for the demolition to make more money. In the end, they will breach the contract, return their deposits, and pay the penalty for breach of contract.

Don't go for too many. If you really have 100 houses, and you pay 500 yuan in breach of contract fees for each house, you might be able to make 5 million yuan in a month or two.

Even if not everyone defaults, as long as 2/3 or 1/3 default, the cost of buying a house for Mao Xiaoyu will be significantly reduced.

The only thing is that none of them have breached their contracts and all want to sell their houses. In Mao Xiaoyu's view, that's impossible. After all, others get 1 yuan per square meter in demolition compensation, while these houses are selling for just over 4000 yuan per square meter, especially since they're right next door, practically neighbors. Her area might be demolished anytime soon. How could she possibly be willing to sell like that?

Therefore, Mao Xiaoyu believes that eventually many people will come to pay the penalty for breach of contract and take the house back, waiting for the demolition. After all, the penalty of 50,000 yuan is only about 1,000 yuan per square meter, which some people are willing to pay.

Moreover, Mao Xiaoyu will use some tricks to find some extras to pretend to buy houses. The main purpose is to drive up the price every day, from more than 4000 yuan per square meter to 6000 yuan. And let these extras say every day that they are buying houses just to wait for demolition and get houses. Let's see what these homeowners will do in the end.

After a month or two, my 200 million yuan deposit turned into 700 million yuan. Thinking about it, this way of making money is pretty good.

The problem is that it has a bad reputation, so this bad reputation is left to my parents to handle. After all, my parents won't come here, and even if someone criticizes them, they won't hear it.

Unlike me, I have so many houses here. If I bought them in my own name, people would always talk behind my back, which would be so uncomfortable!

However, Mao Xiaoyu didn't plan to tell Gu Xiaoyan about this. She planned to let Gu Xiaoyan handle it first, and then tell Guo Xiaoyan about the plan next month when they were looking for extras after everything about the house was settled.

After all, the fewer people who know about a plan, the better. If Guo Xiaoyan were to be informed of the plan, unexpected things might happen. Therefore, this time, Mao Xiaoyu could simply give the order directly.

"Okay, I understand." Although she didn't know why Mao Xiaoyu wanted to buy a house in her parents' names, Guo Xiaoyan listened to her since she had said so.

Seeing that Guo Xiaoyan was so obedient, Mao Xiaoyu thought for a moment and said, "I heard you're still renting a place? I have so many houses here. If you like any of them, you can move in. I'll waive the rent, but you'll have to pay for the utilities yourself. Consider it a perk from me."

When Guo Xiaoyan heard Mao Xiaoyu say this, her eyes lit up. After all, such good benefits were really rare. Guo Xiaoyan herself had to spend several hundred yuan on rent every month. If she could save these several hundred yuan, her life would be much better.

It was impossible for Guo Xiaoyan to feel embarrassed to accept it. She knew that Mao Xiaoyu had so many apartments that he couldn't rent them all out, and some apartments he had inquired about, Mao Xiaoyu simply wouldn't rent out. Since he himself wasn't renting them out, living in one himself wouldn't cost him anything, so she didn't feel embarrassed.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony," Guo Xiaoyan said happily.

"You can just live in one of the cheaper houses I bought behind the house. Don't move into the houses in front that I don't want to rent out," Mao Xiaoyu kindly reminded her.

After all, the houses she bought earlier were all going to be demolished. It's already mid-to-late June, and they'll be demolished in about half a month or a month. Therefore, when Mao Xiaoyu bought the houses, she refused to rent them out since they weren't already rented out.

After all, if she rents it out again and then asks the tenant to cancel the lease after only a few days, she will have to pay compensation. So Mao Xiaoyu would rather wait a few more days for the demolition than go through such troublesome things.

Of course, Mao Xiaoyu didn't kick out the tenants in the house. In Mao Xiaoyu's opinion, there was no rush to kick them out when the house was demolished. The more she rented now, the more rent she would get. If the tenants really had to leave, she could even subsidize their expenses.

However, if Guo Xiaoyan were to move in now, Mao Xiaoyu would feel it would be a waste of moving time, so she kindly mentioned it.

"Oh, I understand," Guo Xiaoyan replied, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Guo Xiaoyan didn't know why Mao Xiaoyu wasn't renting out some of the houses, and now she was even suggesting that she shouldn't move in. But since Mao Xiaoyu had said that, she definitely had to take it to heart.

"Alright, that's enough for today. I have to go now, you can continue with yours," Mao Xiaoyu said.

"Okay, I'll go back to the shop now." After saying that, Guo Xiaoyan left the coffee shop.

After Guo Xiaoyan left, Mao Xiaoyu sorted out her thoughts, calculated the plan in detail, and felt that there shouldn't be any major problems. She then finished her coffee, left the coffee shop, hailed a taxi, and headed straight for the hospital.

After all, rainy days don't stop people from being rescued. In the past month or so, Mao Xiaoyu has earned more than 1 to 2 yuan from rescuing people. This money is much easier to earn than working as a hairdresser or a middleman. Mao Xiaoyu is reluctant to give it up for the time being.

So when she saw that it was getting late, Mao Xiaoyu came to the hospital to try and get the person out of the hospital.

As for Guo Xiaoyan, she returned to the company and began to arrange the tasks that Mao Xiaoyu had assigned her. After she finished arranging them, she hurriedly went to buy a storefront.