“What does the clause say?” I asked.

“They’re willing to give up part of their deposit to get early access to the land,” he said.

“How early?” I asked.

“They want their survey crews on the property by next Monday,” he said.

“And they want the outbuildings cleared completely three days after that.”

“That cuts my moving time by a full week.”

“Exactly seven days,” he said.

“I tried to block it, but their penalty payment of forty-two thousand five hundred dollars and zero cents has already cleared the escrow account.”