102: Chapter 102: Buying a House and a Car 102: Chapter 102: Buying a House and a Car At 9:25 am, Yusuf Zuck t Samuel Ross and Dream Morrow, who, without a car, had to wait by the roadside until Yusuf Zuck’s car arrived for them to get in.
Yusuf Zuck handed each of them a bottle of water and said, “After we look at the house, let’s go buy a car.
It’s not convenient to get around without one.”
“Buy a car?” Hearing Yusuf Zuck’s words, the eyes of Samuel Ross and Dream Morrow lit up.
Yusuf Zuck was really hitting it big.
“Bro, what price range are we talking about?” Dream Morrow excitedly asked.
Yusuf Zuck thought for a mont and said, “I plan to buy a Land Rover or an MPV-style van.”
“Holy shit, bro, it’s only been a bit over a month since you ca to the capital, how did you make money so fast?” Dream Morrow was shocked.
It had been just over a month since Yusuf Zuck arrived in the capital, not even two months, and he was planning to buy both a house and a car?
Could it be that he was being kept by so rich woman?
In fact, Samuel Ross was also extrely puzzled, suspecting that Yusuf Zuck might have been taken care of by Ms.
Wilcox.
Otherwise, where had Yusuf Zuck gotten so much money?
“You’ll know in a few days,” Yusuf Zuck shook his head.
He didn’t ntion his treasure hunting at the antique market; such a thing was hard to explain since nobody would believe it anyway.
“Yusuf Zuck, Dream and I checked out two places, both nearby, in school districts and less than five minutes away from the Film Academy.
One is for rent, and the other is for rent or sale, both with decent size, over 100 square ters.”
“No renting, let’s buy.
How much per square ter?” Yusuf Zuck asked.
“School district property is a bit pricey, around forty thousand,” Samuel Ross said, looking at Yusuf Zuck.
“Forty thousand?” Yusuf Zuck jumped, astonished.
If it was nearly forty thousand for over one hundred square ters, wouldn’t that be over four million?
In other cities, that amount of money could buy a large villa.
“There are cheaper ones around thirty thousand, but the buildings are older, dating back to the nineties, and a bit farther away,” Samuel Ross explained.
“If it’s only a difference of ten thousand, we might as well buy a newer building with a new apartnt layout, closer to the academy.
Let’s go, take to see the house.” Although it was a bit painful to hear the prices, the purchase of a house was necessary; it’s a tangible asset and a dream he had always had.
The three drove into a residential complex, a new developnt with a nice environnt, comprising six or seven high-rise buildings and about fifty-six-story standard apartnt buildings.
The high-rise apartnt up for rent or sale was on the fifteenth floor, roughly around 110 square ters, north-south facing, with good lighting, and well-decorated.
As soon as Yusuf Zuck entered the apartnt, he took a liking to it at first glance.
The fifteenth floor wasn’t too high, but standing by the window, one could see a good part of the capital.
“If you want to keep the furniture, that’s fine; if not, we’ll just have to sell it as second-hand,” said the hoowners, a couple that looked like high-end intellectuals.
They claid they were going abroad, likely immigrating, and probably weren’t short on money; otherwise, they wouldn’t be offering the apartnt both for rent and sale.
“We’ll keep it, then; saves us the trouble of buying new ones,” Yusuf Zuck found that the furniture and things like the TV in the apartnt weren’t old, and the TV was even a large 40-sothing-inch LCD.
“If you pay in one lump sum, we can settle on forty thousand per square ter,” said the hoowner with a smile.
“Let’s not fuss over forty or fifty thousand anymore.
Let’s settle on a round figure—how about four million even?
If it goes over four million, we’ll have a look around; we’re not in a rush to buy.” Though Yusuf Zuck had made his fortune overnight, spending so much money still pained him greatly, so he insisted on haggling.
“Then we won’t split the transfer costs with you!” the hoowner replied imdiately.
“Okay, so shall we go straight to the transaction?” Yusuf Zuck suggested.
“Yusuf Zuck…” Before the hoowner could respond, Samuel Ross interjected with an ugly look on his face, “Transfer taxes are expensive, they should be around a hundred thousand or more!”
“What?” Hearing Samuel Ross’s words, Yusuf Zuck nearly bit his own tongue.
A transfer tax of over a hundred thousand just for transferring property ownership?
“We’ve calculated it, and it should be around three hundred and twenty-four thousand,” the hoowner pushed up his glasses and said, “Due to the new policy, there’s a business tax on new dwelling transactions within five years, at 5.6 percent.
And this expense is, in principle, borne by the hoowner, that is, the seller.”
When the hoowner ntioned the tax would amount to more than three hundred and twenty thousand, not only Yusuf Zuck was stunned, but Samuel Ross and Dream Morrow were also bewildered.
With more than three hundred thousand, they could buy a hundred-square-ter apartnt back in their hotown.
At that point, the hoowner continued, “Actually, many secondary transactions of new buildings wait until after five years before going to the property departnt for transfer.
Just like this apartnt—if the transaction happens three years from now, you could save around two hundred and fifty to sixty thousand.”
“Brother, with your calculation, I’m not saving much anyway.
It’s still nearly forty thousand per square ter as you said,” Yusuf Zuck said, caught between a laugh and a cry.
How could these intellectuals possibly take a loss so easily?
Their minds were sharp as ever.
“If you trust us, then just wait another three years.
It’s already been two years, so in three years’ ti, if we happen to co back, we can transfer the property to you, and you could save around two hundred thousand,” they said.
“No need to save, I don’t want to save that money.
I’ll only feel at ease when the property deed has my na on it.” Since he was buying a property, it was impossible for him not to get the deed in his na after paying the money.
He also heard of many cases where people delayed the transfer to avoid taxes, and then the original hoowner racked up debts and the courts ca to enforce the collection.
Indeed, if the hoowner had debts, the creditors could apply to preserve the debtor’s real estate.
So even if you paid for the house, if you hadn’t transferred it, the property rights departnt would still recognize the original hoowner.
He didn’t want that trouble; paying an extra twenty-sothing thousand for peace of mind was worth it.
He considered it the sa as if he were paying forty thousand per square ter.
After the group discussed it, they imdiately headed to the Ocean Property Transaction Center, hoping to pay the transaction tax before the lunch break.
The hoowners drove a BMW MINI—a very nice model mostly used for grocery shopping.
Most importantly, they had a “For Sale” sign on the rear window, indicating they were also planning to sell their car.
Yusuf Zuck stared at the car for a few monts but did not ask about it.
Once they paid the tax at the property transaction hall and signed the contract, the deal was officially completed.
Yusuf Zuck received a receipt, which also instructed him to collect the new property deed in a few days.
The hoowners gave him five keys and entry cards for the complex.
Upon leaving the property transaction hall, Yusuf Zuck, along with Samuel Ross and Dream Morrow, made a beeline for the southwestern third ring road in Fengtai district.
Fleur Carson had previously taken him to repair his A8, and he recalled there was a BMW dealership near the Audi 4S shop they had visited.
He wanted to buy a BMW MINI, an idea that struck him when he saw the hoowners’ MINI.
The rapid growth of his wealth was in no small part due to Miles O’Brien’s contributions, and it seed he had forgotten to buy her a gift, having only invited her out for Zhajiang noodles in the past two days.
He couldn’t keep expecting Miles O’Brien to work so hard for him without giving her any incentive.
Regardless of whether they had officially established a romantic relationship, even if they were a married couple, a husband who earned a lot of money would have to buy his wife costics, jewelry, clothes, and such.
Hence, he decided to buy Miles O’Brien a car as a way to repay her.
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