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several
different areas, one of them is Venture Capital, where we finance
now for greater profit later. Believe it or not, your home falls in
that category and you two are it’s greatest asset. Tim is a highly
skilled carpenter and Susan is a gracious hostess who can make
people happy with her smile. We think we found a way to get you
through this economic downturn, and all of us will come out ahead
when it is over. It will require some sacrifice now, but will
benefit you greatly in the future.”
    Tim and Sue were sitting on the edge of their
chairs, nodding and waiting for him to continue.
    “We are going to change your existing
mortgage from 15 years to 30 years and maintain the same interest.
That will reduce your monthly payments by half… Tony leafed through
a document on his desk: “Lets see, your new payment will be
$849.53. I am offering Susan a part-time job with us at a monthly
retainer of $1,000 plus expenses. That will more than allow you to
cover your home payments, plus a little extra.”
     
    Frank and Ted remained silent from the couch
and were watching the Dodges carefully. Both Sue and Tim’s eyes
widened, but Tim had a frown while Susan had a beaming smile.
Before either could speak Tony went on:
    “Tim, you will continue to collect
unemployment benefits and pick up any work you find. I understand
that Ted has already offered you some carpentry work at his retail
stores.” Tim nodded in silent agreement.
    Scala looked directly at Tim as he continued
speaking: “You will continue the fine improvements you have been
doing on your home. I know it has been slow going because of the
cost of materials; we are going to take that impediment away. You
will have a pre-paid credit card from us that will allow you to buy
materials as you need them.” Tony handed a Visa card to Tim. “We
will start with a $10,000 credit and keep adding to it as you use
it and turn in the receipts. The money that you spend will be added
to the back end of your mortgage and Scala Enterprise will get that
back if you sell or refinance the house. For this consideration, we
will also have a 20% share of the equity in the house.”
    Tony slid an inch-high contract across the
desk to them. “Any questions?” He asked.
     
    The room was silent for a couple of
heartbeats, and then Tim and Susan started talking at once. Susan
took the lead: “What do you mean by a ‘part-time’ job and what
would my duties be?”
    Tony smiled at her: “Your time would be
flexible and at your discretion. I understand your desire to spend
time with your child, but I would like you to plan on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday from 10am to 3pm. Do you think you could
change your MDO days to accommodate that?” Susan nodded in
agreement as Tony continued:
    “As to your duties, a part of it will be
research and learning about the products you would be representing
for our clients, you will have your own office here in this
building. I know from your past work history that you were an
account manager for our competitor, Ritchie and Associates.” Tony
smiled at Susan as he continued: “Standing in front of groups and
speaking occasionally should be no problem for you. Of course, this
will involve some travel to symposiums and trade shows, some
lasting one or two days. This is one of the sacrifices I was
referring to, another would be for Tim to be ‘Mr Mom’ during your
brief absences.”
    Susan’s smile, bright eyes and body language
made it clear to everyone that she was thrilled with the prospect
of this job. Tim’s frown was another matter. He said: “These
‘assignments’ you would be sending my wife on, are they like models
at trade shows?”
    “That is exactly what she would be doing”,
said Tony. “There is nothing like a pretty, perky female to get
men’s attention for any product. Doesn’t matter if it’s cars,
boats, BBQ’s or cheese cutters. Supplying this service for clients
is a real cash cow for us. Currently we use models from