He's refusing to communicate because he wants you to panic and (a) release him from his lease, and (b) possibly even compensate him for the impact to his health, his requirement to move, etc.2.

Though it may cash flow well based on their current debt service, when you compare the income it produces to the equity they have is it actually even a good investment for them from an ROI perspective or would they be better off liquidating and redeploying?

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I would say if you are originating them you need to be very careful with how it's drafted as if payments go toward paying down a loan then even though you call it a lease option a judge in a judicial state will view it as if the borrower then has equity and treat it like a mortgagei think that's where it gets a bad rap is a lot of people doing them do not know how. 

Obviously rates may differ than the rate sheet being advertised but just looking it appears the home equity and home equity loans are going to be more than a second mortgage or even a cash out refinance.

Should not be that much work even if having to do manual entry. 

If your investing in another state / city I would say that a strong agent is extremely important - even if you arent buying deals on the market. 

@Chris Seveney I always take their valuations with a grain of salt, but we're not even talkin valuations.

BiggerPockets also has a calculator to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.

I moved to miami and it's tough to do here columbus land is cheap. lower than lenders even require our buyers have to come up with additional equity just to close the loan. not sure austin's economics but happy to look at a case study with you to see if it's feasible