That is, we simply turn it on and off very quickly so the perceived brightness is reduced.  

Also retirees that will accept almost no return in exchange for the perceived security.

@Nathan Miller - Thank you for that information, while I am familiar with ACH technology and functionality, the actual financial use of it is not my bread and butter, so to speak.If they are fronting the money, essentially giving a short term loan to speed the perceived clearance along, they are most definitely deserving of some recompense for their risk.  

Depending on the perceived difficulty of raising rent or removing the tenant, I would be at $85k absolute max. 

Your methods of networking should really help especially given what I perceive to be the competition for properties in the area.

You probably need legal and Tax advice about any benefit you would be perceived to be receiving from your mom. 

The seasonal migrants who worked for our org could not generally afford to rent multi-family properties that I perceive most people in BP are owners of.

I realize that they're not asking for thousands of dollars for a perceived system but if you count the number of times that we've ever gone through fast food (if you do, i know plenty who don't) we spend the money and it only seems okay cuz it's cheap and we perceive it to have the value we want to make a purchase.  

I only foreclose if I've xferred the deed in a sale;  lease option avoids that necessity, at least in theory, but some buyers are reluctant  to buy under option for various reasons, some being they worry or don't trust they'll get the deed at the end,miss out on some tax deductions if they're not owner, etc.Having a cancellation clause in a lease for the option in case of default sounds good, but by making reference to another contract in one contract,could be perceived as tying them together, negating any perceived initial benefit of having separate contracts.

Many brokers do not allow their agents to buy and sell their own properties due to a perceived conflict of interest.