Explain the way an option contract works.

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An option contract is one in which the optionee pays the optionor an agreed-upon price for the privilege of keeping the property off the market for a specified period of time. During this time period, the optionee has the exclusive right to purchase the property. The option price paid is irrevocable. If the optionee chooses to exercise the option, the transaction proceeds in like manner to a regular real estate transaction.

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