He explained that holding it until November would just cost him unnecessary money in taxes.

Now he was ready to flip the property for a huge profit.

I gripped the phone tight and asked him to cancel the auction so we could buy it privately.

I told him we had been working second jobs and saving money for four straight years.

We could get financing from our local bank branch and make a fair offer today.

The man talked over me in a calm, practiced voice.