Central Illinois offers some unique opportunities for creative real estate investing, from seller financing to lease options and more.

It’s more risk because no way I could have it leased before my 6 month leaseback is expired.

Hi I have a friend who is buying his first duplex using a VA loan he’s in the process of evicting a tenant because he needs to move into one of the units but is having problems the tenant is on a month to month lease and he gave her a 30 day notice to leave.

Alternative options include offering a significant down payment, a lease-option agreement, a joint venture, or a deferred closing to align with John's timeline.

I offer them with an additional fee and lease addendum. 

@Mayit Balit I’m also looking for a lease option to purchase agreement in Texas.

They also do listings, track leases, house documents, and can run reporting on your financials. 

And if the yard space was part of the lease I guess it makes sense to reduce the rent a little.

I recommend you really study your market to determine the appropriate rent rate, then market yours 5-10% below the competition for a six-month lease.

First of all I put my acceptance criteria clearly in the ad: minimum credit score (enter X amount, 620 is what I use),income 2-3x rent, good rental history, references, no evictions, acceptance dependent upon background check and employment verification, pet policy, desired lease term, etc. so that people will hopefully read that and not come to the open house if they know they won’t qualify.