Identify the answer that has been edited to use appropriate transitions to connect the ideas in the following passage.

My father does not believe real estate is a good investment. He bought a house just before the recession. He had to sell it at a loss when his pension was cut. My father was forced to rent a much smaller apartment. He prefers to invest in high$-$yield bonds.

Multiple choice question.

My father does not believe real estate is a good investment. My father bought a house just before the recession. My father had to sell it at a loss when his pension was cut. My father was forced to rent a much smaller apartment. My father prefers to invest in high$-$yield bonds.

My father does not believe real estate is a good investment. He bought a house, his pension was cut, and he was forced to sell. He prefers to invest in high$-$yield bonds.

My father does not believe real estate is a good investment. He invested in real estate just before the recession. He had to sell his real estate holdings when his pension was cut. My father was forced to rent a much smaller apartment. He prefers to not invest in real estate.

My father does not believe real estate is a good investment. He bought a house just before the recession. Because his pension was cut, he had to sell the house at a loss. Consequently, my father was forced to rent a much smaller apartment. These days, he prefers to invest in high$-$yield bonds