I am dealing with this situation with a client of mine where proving those payments is hanging up the refinance, so as long as it is clearly documented with the exact lease amount being paid over that time in the account, then most groups should be fine. 

If you are just picking up "deals" hoping someone will pay a premium in a struggling market, then it will be tough for anyone to sell. no matter how many lists, emails, or phone calls you make. 

Yes price tags are intimidating around here and the market can be tough.

I'd look around the edges of DFW.....draw a big circle around the DFW area and then invest just on the outside of it.I think Waco is pretty tough right now. 

Each deal is so different that its tough to tweak the proformas i do have. 

It's very tough to get the city to convert the zoning from single family to multifamily. 

The lease option is tough to make work with your breakeven so far above market rent, especially if adding a rent credit creates too high a premium.

So long as you are a Trustee/Beneficiary of that Trust, you are still on title, so if they try to give you crap about it, it is very easy to prove that.A better way would be to get a non-recourse loan, then QCD to the trust, but the pricing for non-recourse has yet to recover from what I've seen in the lending market so far.I don't have any experience or insight into a JRT... or what the advantage would be over an entity when doing JV...Cheers!

Listen, this is a lesson and a tough one and yes you could sue but I'm sure you are not the first person to try to sue these guys.

One strategy could be to use it to secure an investment property in a lower-cost, higher-cash-flow market—essentially, using your funds to maximize returns without tapping into that 2.75% loan.Creative Financing: While seller financing can be tough in some markets (especially where sellers still have mortgages), you might want to explore subject-to deals.