Original sentence: Ratner succesfully bid on the land for $100 million but now is asking to lower the down payment to as little as $25 million, leading the public to believe that his "in place financing" isn't so "in place" after all
Edited sentence: Ratner successfully bid on the land for $100 million but now is asking to lower the down payment to as little as $25 million, leading the public to believe that his "in place financing" isn't so "in place" after all