The current owner is letting me take over the property as a tenant as long as I pay the water bill and the mortgage payment on it and whenever I decide I can purchase property for the balance of the mortgage  they are in no hurry for me to purchase the home as long as the mortgage is paid. 

My CPA also has an investment we got in with double digits returns that we rolled our IRAs into but you could probably put cash into if you would want to live off of it before retirement age.I would never recommend someone stay in a job they hated just for the money.

THE NUMBERS: With a purchase price of $7M, my Investors and I put down $2.7M as the down payment on the property.

Box solely for the purpose of collecting rent but I do suggest having one and if nothing else works use it for rent collections but I would Electronic payments or bank deposits before doing mail.

Just make it digital so you can update it constantly.

. - This will allow low down payment and the 203(k) allows repairs to be financed into the purchase mortgage.- The 203(k) will allow you to bid on properties that need repairs that won't qualify for a traditional mortgage => less competition => better purchase price.You will need to find a great local contractor you can trust to supply the required bids to qualify for the 203(k).- After closing, you can do some of the work yourself to save money, but the program doesn't allow you to pay yourself.You will want to buy a Class B property, maybe Class C+, in an area that seems to be improving.

The down payment wouldn't be minimal if your finances were tight.

No problem with down payment but will need conventional load which is not a problem as I have been pre approved many times just did not find right property.

If you use different sources it will be difficult to calibrate the different scores, but think of it as a percentage of the max available score.This particular score seems to be based on an applicant's credit history, including payment history, credit utilization, and credit availability. 

When do you make owner payments?