Can I sell a house from a property that I own and buy it in the same round from the bank again ?
This question is an edge case of What happens when you need to tear-down a hotel but no houses are in the bank in Monopoly?
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From the current rules at Hasbro, under the Selling Property section (emphasis mine):
Houses and hotels may be sold back to the Bank at any time for one-half the price paid for them.
And then from the Houses section (emphasis mine again):
When you own all the properties in a color-group you may buy houses from the Bank and erect them on those properties. If you buy one house, you may put it on any one of those properties. The next house you buy must be erected on one of the unimproved properties of this or any other complete color-group you may own.
The price you must pay the Bank for each house is shown on your Title Deed card for the property on which you erect the house. The owner still collects double rent from an opponent who lands on the unimproved properties of his/her complete color-group.
Following the above rules, you may buy and erect at any time as many houses as your judgement and financial standing will allow.
So I see no reason why you couldn't sell a house and buy it back again in the same round. Just remember that you have to sell houses evenly as well.
answered Jul 31, 2011 at 20:59
LittleBobbyTables - Au RevoirLittleBobbyTables - Au Revoir
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Yes, you can and it is often a good stategic move if you can create and control a housing shortage.
For example:
You buy the remaining houses for your light blue color group.
Once you have available funds you would prefer to sell these houses (or buy up to Hotel if possible)
and immediately buy the available houses for your dark blue group.
But if others also wish to buy houses at this point, there is the following rule:
[in a building shortage] players wish to buy more than the Bank has,
the buildings must be sold at auction to the highest bidder.
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How does the "highest bidder" notion fit with the fact that prices have different "natural" prices. Suppose, for example, that someone wanting houses for Mediteranian/Baltic was willing to pay 4x retail (i.e. $200 each), while someone wanting to upgrade Park Place/Boardwalk was willing to pay 1.25x retail (i.e. $250 each). Who should get the houses?– supercatDec 25, 2019 at 23:14
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supercat, your comment is worthy of its own question. Rules are not detailed for this case. The way I have played is that highest bidder always wins an auction, regardless of the usage of the house. The listed price for houses acts as a minimum bid amount. So I would grab $50 houses for light blue to prevent orange from purchasing. Later its worth more for my Boardwalk usage, so I win an auction against orange.– LeeJan 7, 2020 at 18:33