Tod looked at the list, took a deep breath, and then selected Real Estate Experience. He felt it as his money just... vanished.
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
Opening cash
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
$39,100,000
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Real Estate Experience
</td>
<td>
-$10,000,000
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Total Cash Spent
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
-$10,000,000
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Remaining Cash before ''income''
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
$29,100,000
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
But he had to do it. Real estate was essentially the model most large sustainable train operators used. Even Hong Kong had the famous R+P model, which was subsequently replicated everywhere else in the world.
That moment, he noticed there’s a new real estate submenu which he could select, and once selected, a menu appeared.
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
Real Estate Experience Level 1 unlocked
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Actions
</td>
<td>
Comments
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Buy property or land
</td>
<td>
You may now purchase land or buildings surrounding your stations.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Develop or redevelopment
</td>
<td>
You may develop empty land, or redevelop existing land
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Ah. But what could he do once he bought the land anyway? What sort of buildings could he build?
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
Actions on land
</td>
<td>
Effects
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Build Residential Property
</td>
<td>
Residential Properties help to promote population growth in the district, and it''s immediate vicinity to the train station also improves the daily revenues and traffics.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>
Increases ridership by 2 per day.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>
Rental income. Income is net, and per annum
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Build Commercial Property
</td>
<td>
Commercial Properties help to promote job growth, traffic, and purchases
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>
Increases ridership by 5 per day.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td>
Rental income. Income is net, and per annumThis story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Build Transport Hub ($10million)
</td>
<td>
Increases daily ridership by 500 for each connected station on your rail network. Maximum of 6, and can only be built at rail interchanges
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Hmm. That wasn’t much, and it didn’t tell him how much each of the property costs anyway. Increased ridership sounds good, and they even pay rent.
But what’s the outlay? Tod only had $29million left, and he needed the best bang for his buck in order to grow quickly!
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="3">
Development cost (per unit)
</td>
<td colspan="3">
Yearly income (rental)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td>
Low Density
</td>
<td>
Medium
</td>
<td>
High Density
</td>
<td>
Low Density
</td>
<td>
Medium Density
</td>
<td>
High Density
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Land use type
</td>
<td>
Land Cost
Per acre
</td>
<td>
<30 units
</td>
<td>
30-100 units
</td>
<td>
>100 units per acre
</td>
<td>
<30 units
</td>
<td>
30-100 units
</td>
<td>
>100 units per acre
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Residential-only
</td>
<td>
$2m
</td>
<td>
$0.5m
</td>
<td>
$0.4m
</td>
<td>
$0.3m
</td>
<td>
$50k
</td>
<td>
$40k
</td>
<td>
$30k
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Commercial/Mixed Use Properties
</td>
<td>
$3m
</td>
<td>
$0.6m
</td>
<td>
$0.5m
</td>
<td>
$0.5m
</td>
<td>
$60k
</td>
<td>
$50k
</td>
<td>
$50k
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Residential-only
</td>
<td>
$10m
</td>
<td>
$1m
</td>
<td>
$0.9m
</td>
<td>
$0.8m
</td>
<td>
$100k
</td>
<td>
$90k
</td>
<td>
$80k
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Commercial/Mixed Use Properties
</td>
<td>
$12m
</td>
<td>
$2m
</td>
<td>
$1.8m
</td>
<td>
$1.5m
</td>
<td>
$200k
</td>
<td>
$180k
</td>
<td>
$150k
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Residential-only
</td>
<td>
$20m
</td>
<td>
$3m
</td>
<td>
$2.5m
</td>
<td>
$2m
</td>
<td>
$300k
</td>
<td>
$250k
</td>
<td>
$200k
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Commercial/Mixed Use Properties
</td>
<td>
$30m
</td>
<td>
$5m
</td>
<td>
$4m
</td>
<td>
$3m
</td>
<td>
$500k
</td>
<td>
$400k
</td>
<td>
$300k
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Oh. It’s cheaper to buy land in the outlying areas, and cheaper to build too! He looked at the numbers and had a brief headache. He had to calculate what’s the best way to spend is $29m!