{"id":36492,"date":"2014-12-10T06:37:56","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T11:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/?p=36492"},"modified":"2015-03-13T16:14:24","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T20:14:24","slug":"the-ups-and-downs-of-real-estate-using-a-roller-coaster-to-sell-a-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/2014\/12\/the-ups-and-downs-of-real-estate-using-a-roller-coaster-to-sell-a-house\/","title":{"rendered":"The ups and downs of real estate: using a roller coaster to sell a house"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/56\/2014\/12\/coaster3n-2-web.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36493\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/56\/2014\/12\/coaster3n-2-web-575x321.jpg\" alt=\"coaster3n-2-web\" width=\"575\" height=\"321\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I want one. Now.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/life-style\/real-estate\/dutch-homebuyers-ride-roller-coaster-house-article-1.2029920\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Details:\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"color: #111111;\">Buying a new home can often be a roller coaster ride.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111111;\">And now potential purchasers can experience that nervous thrill before they even commit to splashing out their hard-earned cash.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111111;\">That\u2019s because a real estate broker in Ermelo, Netherlands, has installed a miniature version of the popular fairground attraction inside a seller\u2019s home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111111;\">Prospective buyers are invited to hop into its wooden carriage, which then whisks them through the property.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111111;\">A promotional video from broker Verder met Wonen shows clients plunging down into the garage basement, up stairs and through the garden.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111111;\">The 90-second clip was created as part of a special campaign to sell properties in November.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"color: #111111;\">Take the ride below. 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