If you get an FHA loan like the others say, and you buy a fairly cheap property then you should still have a very nice cushion in your savings. a $50k property with 3.5% down would be $17,500 down leaving you with $12,500 in savings.Now, if multifamily properties in your area aren't selling cheaply enough for you to get a deal like this then maybe I would say look at a different route.

You should allow them to terminate the lease without penalty....that is unless you want them to file a complaint with the housing authority, or the courts or some other entity.  

The other issue I saw was that the user interfaces just aren't quite there yet.

If market rents aren't enough to cover the spread ask the owner to cover it as part of the purchase.

If you aren't setting on moving there, I can tell you other ideas for markets.

However, persistence should be on your list.Study real estate from authors such as John Schaub, Peter Fortunato, Jack Miller, Mike Cantu, Ward Hanigan.

However as stated above in a previous post there aren't any local properties with this same setup.

I think the type of backyard projects they are doing involve a shed that is an illegal height and chickens that aren't far enough away from the house.

And if they aren't interested, they may know someone that is.

@Manolo D. where @Kodie Altvater is looking in Canton, there aren't a lot of unattached SFH, if any.