On the other hand, if the tenant does deliver the rent and we can get through the winter, then I would be in a better position from the financial and rental demand standpoints.  

Investing this way (using the same $50k) 4 to 6 more times a year, that produces a 32% to 48% return, or $16k to $24k earnings in a year doing no work at all, and it is perfectly legal.

Investing this way (using the same $50k) 4 to 6 more times a year, that produces a 32% to 48% return, or $16k to $24k earnings in a year doing no work at all, and it is perfectly legal.

Throw them in a spreadsheet and average out the sqft.

It's located in a ideal location and has brought in about 1400 a month.

For an example of what I'm talking about, this guy has some great videos showing him making actual phone calls to real motivated sellers: The tutorials, books and podcast are amazing, and if you guys have already done these kind of videos/blogs let me know... but I think videos/blogs chronicling every detail of real deals as they're in progress from start to finish that you guys are working on would be extremely educational.It would be so awesome to watch a series of videos/podcasts or a series of articles/blogs where Josh or Brandon are detailing every step of the process in a deal that they're currently working on.

As a Realtor I have certain minimum services I need to perform on behalf of my client and one of those is presenting all offers in a timely manner.

Live in a university town in northern Ontario where the purchase prices have not gone through the roof  and rent is stable  if interested let me know

My brother in law and I have been trying to purchase a rental for a few months now but we have been having trouble getting bids accepted.A few days ago we put in a bid on a short sale house last Friday.  

In a perfect world, all lease option buyers buy, and they all pay rent in the meantime prior to exercising.