You said in your original post you targeted local companies but a large corporation reached out to you directly to sign a lease.

If you called the lender that did the original loan they may just be trying to prevent themselves from getting portion of commission recaptured from an early payoff.

Originally posted by @John Morgan:My tenant wants to buy my house through a lease to own or seller financing deal.

Originally posted by @Aileen Sanchez: @Cj W.

I want to keep it in the family (my grandparents originally bought it in 1957), but I’m unsure about the best way to move forward with the repairs.

I originally planned on selling the home, but after researching through Bigger Pockets lately, I have decided to hold and rent after a rehab.

A few months later, we received a notice from the lender stating that we no longer had home insurance and needed to secure coverage within a certain number of days.As it turns out, our original home insurance was canceled because it required the property to be owner-occupied.

STRs in their current form are simply big hotels, and legislation has been slow to catch up because in their original form they were more conducive to residence (someone crashing on your couch for $39/night).  

In short - here are the reasons I pivoted to Real Estate Investing:All the benefits of Real Estate + growing STR optionsInflation raging at 10%/moCurrency wars and what or who will win them (Prec Metl or CDBC, etc.)Equities markets receive derivative pressures from credit markets and pressures on US dollarRealistic 10+ year opportunity in using Creative Financing, given monetary policies.Global disruption and impact analysis of COVID to businesses (small/large) and individualsWhat I was (originally) looking to get out of the program:Better understanding of Real Estate and it’s MarketLocally like-minded ppl that are more about collaboration than cannibalization (not reflective of BP in any way – this community is great too)Improvement in comfort level working in REI and learning “on the job”A community where I could find deals, connect with ppl for help and ask questions, etc.Business and Corporate Structure recommendations to accommodate short-term & long-term investment strategiesAnonymity strategiesAccess to vetted contracts for traditional, creative and gator (EMD) Real Estate dealsMy experience and feedback based on my expectations:Great original 6 week mentorship program.

Only person still communicating with me is the original agent.