Looking for Real Estate Agent with Lease Option experience!

[Brandon Heath]

My wife and I are looking to purchase a larger house for our family. An ex-coworker has listed their home on the market and is open to a rent to own/ Lease option type deal. Everytime they mention this to the real estate agent he knocks the idea down. The one time I talked to him he stated that it sounded illegal and also mentioned capital gains would be an issue for the seller.

Im not an investor or an agent. I onnly know about this technique from listening to the podcast years ago. I'm wondering what else I can do before giving up. I feel that having an open minded Buyer agent on my side could help this process. I wouldnt know how to start looking for one though. We are located in San Diego Ca.