That's the problem with having a pre-determined price in your option in today's falling-value environment.You could try to play hardball and tell them they're obligated to pay the contract price to exercise the contract and get the credit.

As someone who dabbles in day trading once in awhile, I always set my exit strategy before going into a position, taking gains or losses at predetermined prices without (much) emotion in order to profit or cut my losses early.As a young real estate investor with a full time job, I have been acquiring SFH rentals at 60% to 70% discounts from 2006 highs in the Phoenix market.

Plus, the fixes were all predetermined by the Village.

Maybe you can get them to do a lease with an option to purchase after a year for a predetermined price.

.$500 non refundable & they insisted on a 4 years lease with pre-determined p.a.

The con is that there is still no guarantee that the buyer will make the payments, and the Seller might still dreag you back into it (that's why it's good to have the Disclosure).The other way is to place a mortgage for $1 on the property with the stips that the mortgage can not be paid off until the 1st mortgage is paid; any default on the 1st is a default on the 2nd; and the 1st and 2nd must be paid in full by some pre-determined date.

Your assignment fee is determined by how much you decide to make on the deal.Now as Robin described you need to make it a win-win situation, and you do that by factoring your fee into your offer initially so that you can be selling it at your predetermined price.Understand, though, that your assignment fee is whatever you think you can sell it for minus what you get the seller to sell the house to you for.

Where I live (MD) you don't have to close right then and there, but you do have to have a predetermined deposit in cash or a cashier's check.

I have been thinking about something similar to this, but from the other end:Are any investors out there (partially) funding a targeted campaign in exchange for 1) first option to buy and pay a pre-determined wholesale / assignment fee or 2) X% of net profit.

Hi folks,I have a feeling this is a strong no but I'll ask anyway. When renting out a unit, are you able to specify that a unit will only be available for 2 or 3 years? This is for an owner occupied property where the...