[Venom_Fish]

Why are the businesses re-auctioned or auctioned at all?
Couldn't you simply place "lots" or empty stores on the map, in which players will have to purchase for a certain amount? To begin this process.
Also; if the player feels as though he can't handle the business anymore, there should be a function that allows him to sell his business (paying his employees for that week), and cut his losses. (Sell it back to Bank or whatever it is, or AUCTION it him/herself).

Note: If he sells back to BANK, he of course is not returned what he initially paid for it. He should also be able to sell his licenses for an amount as well. Or sell them to other storeowners.

That sounds to me like a better system, it keeps money rotating in the economy and does not simply "delete" all of it.

As well as it takes away a certain degree of staff-involvement which can get messy, as we know. The GBA can take care of the auctioning and etc.
Its most-definitely more interactive.

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Loans can get messy, what if a player doesn't pay back?
Its not like irl, where you can imprison them... that'll get things too complicated.