The purchase window is Sunday
The developer’s Steam answer is direct about the timing: wait until Sunday. A player guide’s author separately confirms that, in the release version, having enough money when the landlord comes to collect rent makes direct purchase available; they did not need an extra special storyline. [1][2]
The important distinction is cash you can spend, not the estimated value of your inventory. Goods worth a large amount do not mean you can pay that amount to the landlord today.
Prepare, then use the landlord encounter
- Read the price in your run. Keep the purchase amount separate from the cash you still need to operate the shop.
- Have spendable cash ready. Prepare before the Sunday visit; do not count unsold stock as payment.
- Wait for the rent-collection encounter. Look for the direct purchase option in that interaction, rather than at an ordinary customer’s trading screen.
- Check the resulting ownership and payment state. Direct purchase and a mortgage arrangement are different routes. Do not combine a full-purchase figure with a mortgage’s weekly payments. [2][1]
Why the option might be missing
| Situation | What to check |
|---|---|
| It is not the landlord’s Sunday visit | Wait for the relevant encounter. Having enough cash alone is not the entire trigger. |
| You have valuable stock but little cash | Compare the displayed purchase price with spendable money. |
| You cannot cover the current price | The interaction may only offer rent payment or deferral. Read the current options rather than treating their absence as a bug. |
| An online price does not match yours | Check the guide’s difficulty and timing. The cited challenge-mode figures are not universal prices. |
The cited guide’s 36,000 example applies to its challenge-mode conditions and period. Use the landlord’s actual quote in your game. [2]