Chapter 3

"Wait until you see the inside!" Dakota smiled and winked at him.

She parked the car in front of the house, grabbed her notebook, and said, "Shall we take a look?"

"Yes, by all means," Maxwell replied.

As they stood at the front door, she bent down to punch in the combination to the realtor's box, which contained the door key. Once in the house, she began to explain the present situation to the house.

"The house at present is a corporate rental. What that means is that companies will rent the house for a weekend or longer for meetings or retreats. That's why it's furnished."

"I see. What is the asking price?"

"Well, it is listed for 400,000, which is not a bad price itself. However, because of several factors, I think the owner would be willing to take less than that—actually, much less."

"How much less is much less?"

"Well, because of my working relationship with the owner, I think if you made an offer around 300, she would entertain it. The owner is an older woman and she is having