Methods for real estate investment, development, and sales

A method for selling real estate, comprising:

• soliciting a first contract from a first buyer to buy a first portion of a real property;
• soliciting a second contract from a second buyer to buy a second portion of the real property, the second buyer being referred by the first buyer;
• and
• soliciting a third contract from a third buyer to buy a third portion of the real property, the third buyer being referred by the second buyer;
• upon closing the second contract, applying a first discount to a purchase price associated with the first contract;
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• upon closing the third contract, applying a second discount to the purchase price associated with the first contract.

A method for real estate investment, development, and ownership, comprising:

• selling respective undivided interests in a real property to a plurality of buyers, each buyer agreeing, as a condition of the sale, to pay for a portion of an improvement to the real property in proportion to the buyers' interests;
• reserving respective portions of the real property for each buyer, the respective portions being selected by each buyer prior to purchasing the undivided interests;
• temporarily transferring the buyers' interests in the real property to a third party until the improvement is made to the real property;
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• upon completion of the improvement of the real property, transferring sole ownership of the respective reserved portions to the respective buyers.

A method for real estate investment, development, and ownership, comprising:

• executing a first deed to a first buyer, the first deed granting an undivided interest in a real property with at least a second buyer;
• entering a contract with the first buyer that, upon executing the first agreement, the first buyer will execute but not record a second deed transferring the first buyer's undivided interest in the real property to a third party;
• instructing the third party to hold the second deed until an improvement to the real property is complete, wherein the first buyer pays a proportionate share of a cost of the improvement;
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• upon completion of the improvement, instructing the third party to execute a third deed transferring sole ownership of a reserved portion of the real property from the third party to the first buyer.

A method for real estate investment, development, and ownership, comprising:

• receiving a first deed from a first buyer granting a first interest in a real property;
• receiving a second deed from a second buyer granting a second interest in the real property;
• holding, without recording, the first deed and the second deed until an improvement to the real property is complete, the improvement paid for by the first buyer and the second buyer;
• and
• upon completion of the improvement to the real property, transferring sole ownership of a first reserved portion to the first buyer and a second reserved portion to the second buyer.