Martha got her fresh start, Sarah got a new project, and Elias proved that in real estate, sometimes the best thing you can buy is an opportunity .
). They agreed on $90,000, and he signed a purchase agreement with an assignable clause.
The air was thick with the scent of old paper and dust as Elias stepped onto the porch of the Victorian on 4th Street. He wasn't there to buy the house—not exactly. He was there to buy a contract to purchase it, a move known in the industry as real estate wholesaling .