When I think of owner financing, I put myself in the sellers shoes and think that they wouldn't want that and would want their money upfront, so I already rule that option out in my head.

I would to use the money to invest in these shoes that are coming out soon.

How would you approach this in my shoes?

Joe Rose

So from 1996 to 2015 the price only rose $7,500 or 13% over 19 years. 

@Kevin Gerace  you may want to put yourself in their shoes - They are probably only in town for a limited time and feel they have to do the clean out - which they have probably been gearing themselves up for for years!  

I can show you around half a dozen localities in a 100 mile radius of where I live where real estate prices rose during the "crash" of 2007-2009.

We've been in your shoes.  

Obviously I can't tell you definitively without seeing it but If there is only water leaking when the tub is running and at no other time you are likely looking at bad putty or rubber on the drain shoe, possibly a leak in the trap or drain, or it could be a bad pipe going to the tub spout or shower riser. 

Not a bad person, the shoe just doesn't fit.