Original sentence: At the low point of the business, in May 1901, the Paytons were evicted from their own apartment for being unable to pay their rent, and lived in a house Payton was trying to sell.Soon after this, though, business picked up, and Payton got charge of more houses, and sold them, becoming successful
Edited sentence: At the low point of the business, in May 1901, the Paytons were evicted from their own apartment for being unable to pay their $12 monthly rent, and lived in a house Payton was trying to sell.Soon after this, though, business picked up, and Payton got charge of more houses, and sold them, making profits of thousands of dollars per month