I've created a daily schedule and habit tracker that fully aligns my daily habits and tasks with my longer term goals.

During that time, I'd complete the $65k renovation, and by the time the option is exercised, the property would qualify for conventional financing.My question is around the financing structure at the time of purchase:I want to make sure I can recover the $65k I put into renovations at or around closing.

Using the advice from Brandon Turner's book, I've been trying to evaluate a deal a day to exercise the muscle.Considering housing prices in my area are quite high, I may try to relocate back to Minnesota in the next year or two, and I would like to save $10k-$15k more to invest in my first deal (currently have about $25k saved to invest in the future), I feel like I'm in limbo with my REI journey.For those of you who are further along in your investment journey, where would you go from here?

A common approach is a standard lease with a separate option agreement, where the tenant pays an upfront option fee (often 2–5% depending on the market) that gives them the right, but not the obligation, to purchase within a defined window.Sometimes part of the monthly rent is credited toward the purchase price, but that’s usually tied to them exercising the option so you’re not just discounting rent if they walk away.

For the larger properties with considerable equity, we are looking to exercise the option with a bridge loan to pull cash out and then a year later we can refinance with HUD.

Daily brief pulling from permits, deed transfers, and assessor cross-refs across Maricopa and Pinal.

I've been tracking this daily for a few months.Thought I'd share this week's full breakdown since I've seen a lot of questions lately about whether Detroit suburbs still make sense.

Lenders exercise their skill/ values in funding loans and creating quicker ways to serve.Everyone gets a win - win - win - times infinity scenario. 

I'm ready to exercise it, but need an agent to help with the simple paperwork for a flat fee. 

I run numbers on properties almost daily, and my agent has been great about sending MLS listings that meet my general criteria.