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Due to current market conditions, Renaissance sim needs to be sold. Therefore, under Clause 7 (seven) of the Standard Land Covenants, I am giving you 60 days notice to leave the sim. You may stay and pay rent through the next 60 days if you need to. I sincerely apologize for the incovenience.

Steve Mahfouz, CEO, Ecstasy Realty

I always think expressing certain things is better than some kind of "understanding". From the very beginning of Ecstasy Realty, I've tried hard to strike a balance between individual freedom, "good taste" and being a good neighbor to others. I've been very "laissez faire" or lax about enforcing most of the Land Covenants. I have to collect rent on time and some things are impossible to ignore or look over. Otherwise, I try not to be a dictatorial landlord.

However..... if something on your sim bothers you, you really need to contact me or an Estate Manager and say something. I may not agree or sympathize with your particular complaint but I want to at least listen to you. And yes, sometimes there is a real problem that needs to be corrected. If someone has erected a high, ugly privacy wall, I want to know about it. If someone has red ban lines up, I want to know about this.

Please, talk to the Estate Managers and I. We are here to make your stay as enjoyable as possible. Have a good day ! :)

It occurred to me that some of you reading the Land forum don't know me from Adam's housecat. Here's a summary about Ecstasy Realty and I:

I've been in SL for 22 months. I"ve owned a nightclub, 3 malls and now Ecstasy Realty (ER). I enjoy the land biz the most. ER is my full-time job, so I'm quite fortunate. I'm 48 years old in RL and have a great son. I"m in the USA.

I'm very old school about doing the land biz. My ethics may cost me revenue short-term, but my reputation for being a fair and ethical businessman is worth everything. I won't ever lie to you about anything, even if it costs me money. You have the right to ask questions before you fork over your lindens/USD/euros. You have the right to feel safe in spending your money that the land guy isn't going to disappear or screw you over. IF (and that's a huge if) you ever lose money because of me, it will be because I'm dead or in the hospital. Otherwise, you will NEVER lose money because of me.

When you look for my land in the Land Sales search results, you will probably never find it on the first page. Why ? Because I think prices per square meter below L$1 in the results are misleading. You can barely pay your tier at L$1.2 per square meter, much less make a profit. Prices of zero are completely misleading.

When you read my "ad copy", you will probably notice it's pretty low-key in general. I'm all about "no bullshit", pardon my french. You may not rent my land, but at least you will respect me. Imagine that, respect being more important than money.

For example, if you ask me if a mixed commercial and residential sim will have no lag, I'm going to tell you no, there will be lag. I will try to keep it as low as possible, but that's the nature of the beast with malls and clubs, etc.

Who knows, I may go broke in the land biz for having my principles. But no one will ever say I screwed them over or lied to them or misled them. No one. You can take that statement to the bank.

Thanks for reading. Good luck in your land search.

Steve Mahfouz

Here is the procedure to buy lindens with your United States dollars (USD) or euros:

1- Inform me, Steve Mahfouz, by email or instant message how many lindens you wish to buy. You have to buy a quantity that is listed on the schedule that is below. You must give me your 100% correct Second Life avatar name, with correct spelling and lowercase and uppercase. My business email address is steve@ecstasyrealty.com

2- I will give you my Paypal email address at that time.

3- You will send me the necessary amount of USD or euros to make the transaction.

4- Within 24 hours, I will send you your lindens. Your receipt and proof of purchase is your receipt on the Paypal website.

5- If you use euros or another currency, please tell me how many lindens you wish to buy off the schedule below, and I will do the necessary currency conversions and quote you a price.

Buying Lindens with USD Schedule:

L$1000 (minimum order) = $4.00 USD
L$2000 = $8.00 USD
L$3000 = $12.00 USD
L$4000 = $16.00 USD
L$5000 = $20.00 USD
L$6000 = $24.00 USD
L$7000 = $28.00 USD
L$8000 = $32.00 USD
L$9000 = $36.00 USD
L$10,000= $40.00 USD
L$20,000 = $80.00 USD
L$30,000 = $120.00 USD
L$40,000 = $160.00 USD
L$50,000 = $200.00 USD

Sorry, orders for over L$50,000 are not accepted. Prices adjusted recently for Paypal and Linden Lab fees.

Ecstasy Realty rents and sells land parcels on private islands.

As always, please read the applicable sim's Land or Sales Covenants before renting or buying.

Currently Serene, Lavish and Luxury are the only residential-only sims. All of the other sims are
suitable for all forms of development.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NJZ1H4linzg

Renters and purchasers always want to know how many prims they get. Here are the relationships:

0.2288818359375 prims per square meter, and:

4.3690666666666666666666666666667 square meters per prim.

If you know how many square meters you have (or are renting/purchasing), you divide the number of square meters by (roughly) 4.37 to arrive at the number of prims you will have or do have.

Conversely, if you already know how many prims you will need and want to know how many square meters that will be, you multiply prims by 4.37 (roughly) to arrive at the number of square meters. Once you have the number of square meters, you then multiply the number of square meters by L$2 per square meter per month to arrive at the monthly rent for a parcel. For purchasers at Ecstasy City, you multiply the number of square meters by L$18.13 to arrive at the purchase price.

Of course, the rent per sm per month figure does change, as do purchase prices. I hope this information was helpful.

Recently, I have received a few instant messages (IM's) complaining about tenants behavior. None of these IM's alleged violations of terms of service (TOS). Therefore, I need to make the following statement about my responsibility for tenant behavior:

Unless a resident alleges a clear violation of the TOS, I will do nothing about any instant messages, email messages or voice messages that I receive. The complaining resident needs to take up their complaint with either the tenant or with Linden Lab if they choose to do so.

However, if a complaint involves my tenant and another tenant, it becomes my responsibility to investigate the complaint and facilitate its resolution. Sub-tenants who allege wrongdoing by a tenant need to take their complaints to the tenant and not to me.

Steve Mahfouz, CEO, Ecstasy Realty
January 3, 2008

The Standard Land Covenants has changed. The applicable text is here:

0.7- Policy on Messages in Public Chat: All messages in Public Chat need to be confined to the boundaries of your parcel. This policy applies to "Lucky Chairs", "Sploders" and other scripted devices which speak, whisper or shout in Public Chat.

http://ecstasyrealty.com/standard-land-c/

Dear Serene Tenant,

As you may know, rents are scheduled to increase on Saturday, January 26, 2008. If you are not paying the increased rate already, on that date you will be required to pay the increased fee. Here is the rent schedule:

2048 sm = 936 prims = L$8000 per month payable to Steve Mahfouz only
4096 sm = 1874 prims = L$16000 per month payable to Steve Mahfouz only
8192 sm = 3750 prims = L$32000 per month payable to Steve Mahfouz only
16384 sm = 7500 prims = L$64000 per month payable to Steve Mahfouz only
32768 sm = 15000 prims = L$128000 per month payable to Steve Mahfouz only

http://ecstasyrealty.com/2008/01/gentle-reminder-1.html

If you are not planning to stay here and pay the new increased rates, I would kindly ask you to begin seriously making preparations to leave your parcel. I gave everyone the original notice on November 26, 2007, so this should not be a surprise to anyone. You are more than welcome to take up residence on one of the other sims that are priced less. Luxury is scheduled for a price increase on February 15, 2008. Ecstasy is scheduled for a fee increase on February 20, 2008. I regret any inconveniences and wish you the best 2008 possible.

Steve Mahfouz, CEO, Ecstasy Realty

In the current hyper-competitive land market of Second Life, a landlord must minimize his or her costs in order to make a profit. The profit concern has to be balanced with the concerns of fairness to tenants. Therefore, Clauses One and Seven have had the time notification period changed to 45 days advance notice. 45 days should be adequate time for any tenant to find a new home or business parcel. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Steve Mahfouz, CEO, Ecstasy Realty