If I choose to exercise my option, my deposit is applied.

In many markets they decided not to exercise options, and have built much larger stores in close proximity to the original store.

They have a great energy and do a networking exercise prior to the speaker (in addition to the time prior to the start time of the meeting).

I owned a PM company in Belize, and the first part of my PM contract said,"Owner agrees with the exception of fraud, theft or any other act that is a crime in the country of Belize, Owner agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Manager and all persons in Manager’s firm, regardless of responsibility, from all costs, expenses, suits, liabilities, damages, attorney’s fees, and claims of every type, including but not limited to, those arising out of injury or death of any person, employee, tenant or guest upon the premises or damage to any real or personal property of any person, employee, tenant, or guest upon the premises, including Owner, in any way relating to the management, rental, security deposits, or operations of the Premises by Manager, or any person in Manager’s firm, or the performance or exercise of any of the duties, powers, or authorities granted to the Manager.

But consciously saying I am going to take a low rate of return believing that the property I am buying or the city I am buying will go up in value is not a smart investment strategy.I have not seen that per se in this forum, but the conversation has tilted as it usually does on this site to strategies that are more prevalent like SFH investing.No matter what the strategy is, it is always smart for investors with this kind of money to exercise patience, educate themselves on opportunities and invest in the way that they are most comfortable - IMO.

Courthouse clerks don't care about your list building exercise.

Through my belief in God's Unconditional Love I embrace my Spiritual Authority, which I exercise through my actions and words. 

When you assign the Option to your wholesale buyer, you get paid now and the assignee (new Optionee) can exercise the option, sign the PSA as the buyer, and close the deal.Either way, ask the seller to sign a non-fiduciary disclose statement that he understands that you are a professional real estate investor/entrepreneur and that you intend to earn substantial profit by entering into real estate transactions with him.

There is a solid chance that my estate will still be exercising its power and influence in the year 2100.

Sometimes, I get up and don't want to do the other stuff, so I exercise and do chores.But, for the most part, it is my process that keeps me going.