Additional earnest money could be made say as $5,000 quarterly (initially 5 at the contract plus 4 more payments gives them 10% down....roughly).Payments are "paid out of closing" credited to the purchase price and non-refundable paid to you.To give the buyer a warm fuzzy feeling, give them the "first right of refusal" in the sale contract over the contract term.You can also put in the sale contract that it will be extended as necessary for lending requirements, say no more than 60 days, this gives them one year plus to ensure funds to close as any lending requirement to be met so long as they have a commitment.You need to tell your lender that you will be leasing the property as they will be getting a new policy from the agent.

thanks everyone for the warm welcomesYes, will post a nice picture for everyone soon!.

Also, my wife is starting to warm up to living in a small multi-family :)

Thank you all so very much for the warm welcomes.

Thanks for the warm welcome.

for trim, behr swiss coffee off the shelf. slight warm off white. looks great, and goes with a lot of colors.

Salt Lake City [email protected] or 801-635-4756 I have a warm lead and I wouldn't mind having a contact up North.

Brendan, Thanks for the warm welcome.I bought a condo in Myrtle Beach back in 2005 - at the time the market was so hot that these places were being snapped up site-unseen in a matter of hours.

Kind of a warm up...?

All - Thanks for the warm welcome and advice.