Ecstasy Realty in Second Life: March 2008 Archives

Fire Sale on DOUBLE PRIMS Commercial Land

By Steve Mahfouz on March 31, 2008 2:51 PM | Permalink

The three sims of Ecstasy, Luxury, and Ecstasy City need to be filled up with gorgeous downtown urban buildings ! Therefore, effective immediately, rent per month on a 2048 square meter parcel which is DOUBLE PRIMS (937 prims) is ONLY L$4956 per month.

YOU WILL NOT FIND A BETTER DEAL THAN THIS, guaranteed !

Read the Land Covenants before renting, please. PLEASE DO NOT IM ME. IM one of the Estate Managers: Gayle Starbrook, Smithers Daviau, Deedee Dix, Tar Halderman or Suge Winnfield.

Ecstasy: SLurl: Location-Based Linking in Second Life

Ecstasy City: SLurl: Location-Based Linking in Second Life

Luxury: SLurl: Location-Based Linking in Second Life

Thank you for your business.

Steve Mahfouz, CEO, Ecstasy Realty

Camping ban lifted on Gioia

By Steve Mahfouz on March 30, 2008 1:33 PM | Permalink

Upon further investigation, I have decided to lift the camping ban
on Gioia. Gioia is still subject to Clause 0.3 of the Land Covenants.

New Land Covenants Clause on Camping, Please Read

By Steve Mahfouz on March 29, 2008 2:49 PM | Permalink

0.3- CAMPING POLICY: All forms of camping are completely forbidden on residential only sims. Camping is allowed on mixed/commercial sims. However, camping uses sim resources at a higher rate than normal. Tenants who use campers/camping are strongly advised to use this traffic tool with caution. If the lag becomes intolerable on a sim and/or if there are too many complaints from other tenants, camping will be forbidden on the sim. At the moment of the writing of this section, camping is forbidden on only 2 sims: Ecstasy and Galactica.

Policy on Advance Deposits for Sim Parcel Reservation

By Steve Mahfouz on March 20, 2008 12:25 PM | Permalink

Sometimes a potential tenant or current tenant does not need a land parcel right away. They will use it, though, within 30 days. In these cases, Ecstasy Realty allows you to reserve a parcel with a substantial deposit on the sim parcel rent.

For example, you wish to reserve 2048 square meters for usage within the next 30 days. Normally, the rent on this parcel is L$4096 per month. Since you will not be actively using it, it's not fair to charge the full amount. However, reserving a parcel takes it off the market away from other potential tenants. Therefore, it is fair to charge a substantial percentage of that rent to reserve it, as much as you can afford to pay out of the full sim rent. Obviously, offering one linden is not adequate. A typical deposit on a space of that size is at least L$1000.

If you wish to reserve a parcel for more than 30 days, the deposit becomes much larger, because, again, you are taking the land off the market. Deposits can be refunded when you take possession and begin using the parcel, or you can simply apply the deposit to your first month's rent.

There is no need to instant message Steve Mahfouz on these matters. You simply calculate sim parcel rent by multiplying the square meters by L$2 per square meter per month (the current market rate) and then try to pay at least L$1000 out of that figure. The Estate Managers will be more than happy to assist you in these matters. Of course, all lindens, USD and Euros go directly to Steve Mahfouz and no one else.

Policy on Changing Sim Ground Textures

By Steve Mahfouz on March 20, 2008 9:41 AM | Permalink

Recently it has come to my attention that some residents of a few sims wish to change the ground textures of their sim. First, a little education: Every sim has four land elevation levels that cover the entire sim. I have asked Linden Lab if one can change the ground texture for an individual parcel, and the answer is no. If a ground texture is changed, it affects the entire sim or at least the quadrant on which it is changed. As of the date of this entry, that is the situation. At minimum, changing a ground texture affects 25% of a sim: Northwest, Northeast, Southwest and Southeast. To repeat, within those quadrants, one cannot customize ground textures per parcel. It is an all or nothing proposition.

When tenants rent with Ecstasy Realty, they expect to be treated with respect. I think, personally, a tenant has the right to his or her rented ground texture that they initially purchased. Therefore, unless 100% of tenants in a particular quadrant (NE, NW, SE, SW) want a ground texture changed, it will not be changed. I have considered this issue at length, and this is my final decision.

Tenants, please do not contact me on this issue because I will not respond to you. ALL communication must pass through Estate Managers, because 1) I trust them and 2) this is their job. If you cannot accept this policy, you are free to pursue other land rental options. I wish you and your family the best in 2008.

Steve Mahfouz, CEO, Ecstasy Realty

Latest Available Parcels

By Steve Mahfouz on March 19, 2008 12:08 PM | Permalink

Latest available parcels

When you visit a sim, please go to your View menu and click on Property Lines and Land Owner to see the available orange parcels.
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You may pay Steve Mahfouz's profile whether or not he is online. Your receipt/empfang/reçu/recibo is in your Transaction History on the official website.
Please remember, the grace period for payments is within 3 days of your due date.
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Please try to IM one of the Estate Managers below, before you IM Steve Mahfouz. All Estate Managers have the ability to translate to and from other languages other than their native language.

Gayle Starbrook (USA) is an Estate Manager and her native language is English.

Deedee Dix (Österreich) is an Estate Manager and her native language is Deutsch.

Tar Halderman (Deutschland) is an Estate Manager and her native language is Deutsch.

Suge Winnfield (Canada) is an Estate Manager and his native language is English.

Smithers Daviau (Sverige) is an Estate Manager and his native language is Svensk.

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PARCEL RESERVATION POLICY: If you wish to reserve a parcel or parcels for future rental, you must give me, Steve Mahfouz, a substantial deposit on the first month's rent. Parcel availability cannot be assured without the deposit.
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SITE NOTICE: All of the FAQ's are now in English, French, German, Portugese and Spanish !

http://ecstasyrealty.com/frequently-aske/english-version/

http://ecstasyrealty.com/frequently-aske/version-francai/

http://ecstasyrealty.com/frequently-aske/version-deutsch/

http://ecstasyrealty.com/frequently-aske/versao-portugue/

http://ecstasyrealty.com/frequently-aske/versiona-espano/

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100% RESIDENTIAL SIMS (sm = square meters ) ("No Lag")

1-Lavish has one large vacant parcel.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lavish/128/128/22

2-Serene has no vacant parcels.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Serene/128/128/22
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COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL SIMS (mixed) (sm = square meters) ("Low Lag")

1-Ecstasy has several vacant 2048 sm parcels.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ecstasy/128/128/22

2-Amour has three vacant parcels, two of them waterfront and very large.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Amour/128/128/22

3-Freude has keine vacant parzellen.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Freude/128/128/22

4-Joie has several vacant 2048 sm parcels, both waterfront and inland.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Joie/128/128/22

5-Gladje has no vacant parcels.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gladje/128/128/22

6-Rhein Tal has keine vacant parzellen.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rhein%20Tal/128/128/22

7-Blissfully has several vacant parcels.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Blissfully/128/128/22

8-Galactica has 2 vacant parcels. One of the parcels is 8192 sm.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Galactica/128/128/22

9- Deutsche Berge has keine vacant parzellen.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Deutsche%20Berge/128/128/22

10-Alegria has no vacant parcels.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Alegria/128/128/22

11-Gioia has 6 vacant parcels, three of which are waterfront.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gioia/128/128/22

12-Berg has no vacant parcels.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berg/128/128/22

13-Donau Tal has two vacant parzellen which are waterfront.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Donau%20Tal/128/128/22

14- Ocean Depths has no vacant parcels.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ocean%20Depths/128/128/22

15- Ecstasy Brasil is not for rent.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ecstasy%20Brasil/128/128/22

16- Universes has no vacant parcels.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Universes/140/128/22

17- Ecstasy City has several vacant parcels.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ecstasy%20City/128/128/22

18-Luxury has several vacant parcels.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Luxury/128/128/22

Update to Instant Message Policy

By Steve Mahfouz on March 16, 2008 6:28 PM | Permalink

Per my recent website announcement, all communications about Ecstasy Realty land
must go through the Estate Managers FIRST. One of the co-Managers, either Smithers
or Gayle, will relay information to me as needed.

This policy now includes ALL BILLING MATTERS, including payment dates, number of
square meters and amount due. This is so the managers are privy to the same
information that I am. As of today, 100% of all tenant - landlord communication should
be going through an Estate Manager. The main reason for this policy is that I tend to worry
far too much about money when I am online. This new policy has eased my mind
considerably and appears to be working well. Thank you again for your business !

Steve Mahfouz, CEO, Ecstasy Realty

eviction notice for Hendrik Snook

By Steve Mahfouz on March 14, 2008 8:41 PM | Permalink

Hendrik Snook is being evicted per Section 29 of the Land Covenants. He has been
furnished with a notecard with all the details.

TENANTS, MAJOR CHANGE, PLEASE READ

By Steve Mahfouz on March 11, 2008 4:14 PM | Permalink

Effective immediately, I will not be available for IM from in-world. Smithers Daviau and Gayle Starbrook are now my in-world managers, and will work with Deedee Dix, Tar Halderman and Suge Winnfield.

If you cannot reach Smithers or Gayle, try IM'ing Deedee or Tar or Suge. DO NOT INSTANT MESSAGE ME, please. If an issue is so dire that it requires my intervention, they will contact me. Of course, this announcement will be made on the company blog as well, Ecstasy Realty in Second Life

Thank you for allowing us the privilege of fulfilling your land needs.

Steve Mahfouz, CEO, Ecstasy Realty

eviction notice for Erniee Burt

By Steve Mahfouz on March 4, 2008 11:27 AM | Permalink

Per Section 29 of the Standard Land Covenants, tenant Erniee Burt is being evicted from Ocean Depths sim. Erniee Burt has been given a notecard with all details.

March 2008 Archives