Financial education.

REI is something I have always been interested in and I'm happy to be taking the first steps towards financial FREEDOM!!!

You can, if:1) You have the cooperation of the original owners, since they are on the mortgage/note with the lender..they will have to submit all the standard financials, etc. and sign off on the terms of the short sale2).

Try Ocwen Financial Corporation as they use to handel VA foreclosures.

Michael, glad to see your perspective and glad this (worse case scenario) won't be financially devastating.

Also, if anyone has used Guidant Financial that would like to share their experiences with this company and their products, I would love to hear your input.Thanks!

Much better to get your own financial house in order so you can buy a house in the conventional fashion rather than engage in a lease/option.

All have different challenges, risks, time and financial commitments, knowledge or expertise requirements, certifications, etc etc etc.

I work with financial institutes, mortgage lenders, and privately held mortgage owners to liquidate their assets.

Have your restoration agree in writing to a completion date, along with clear financial penalties per day late if it runs long for any reason.It should be an easy sell to the tenant - "take the place you used to live in and make a lot of the stuff new"If you're willing to move back in, the management will provide you with $500 to help recoup some of your losses...some sort of incentives really grease the wheels.Loss of rents varies like crazy.