This is the scenario you market for when wanting to buy with a lease/option or subject to.I live in Clarkston and some 3 yrs ago moved marketing to less contested counties 1 hrs drive outside Atlanta but in towns with growing jobs.  

It is definitely a gamble to hedge that something will happen in 20-30 yrs that appreciates the values enough to make it worth it.

Hello @Michael Sattler I own a home in Portage and have been here for a little over 4 yrs now. 

that can be done. a few yrs ago when there were tons of houses i couldn't see at once i was putting bids blind. then i'd go in after they were accepted and tried to adjust the price a bit. sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.make sure you have "inspection pending" in your offer.

Your payment will be slightly different, but close to the $1070 for the first 7 yrs.

Fast forward 6 yrs. to 2014--I began looking at community colleges for real estate courses.

I'm going to preface this post by saying I'm not an economist and only bring to the table what 10 yrs in real estate finance and investing, in a non analyst position, offers. 

If you have been getting this for the last 3 yrs and it will continue without any break, then you should be able to get approved.

The returns would be 10% (4k) per year, with the initial $40k investment back when decided to opt out of the investment after a minimum of 5 yrs and maximum of 15 yrs.

Find parks in your area, forget those parks, they are 98% over priced, contact those brokers and develop a relationship.You will need a credible team, proof of funds for the down, or a cash partner who has the down funds.We did the above for 1.5 yrs post Frank and Dave's boot camp.