Some cash flowed and that was great, still acquired places to pay for themselves and took the appreciation.Other RE activities, L/O and sub letting was about cash flow.Being active is making a living and wealth, income has to come first, disposable income becomes the investment driver, still more really to appreciation, anything that pays for itself is free money.

So I told my LO of course I don't, you advised me to get an inspection, good faith deposit, appraisal and purchase home owners insurance which is about 2k so obviously I have spent some of money for house, why would you advise me to spend the money if youre going to be checking my accounts again?

An option does not tie up a property to the extent that an owner can't proceed with other dealings.Most residential L/O deals are weak.

Sounds like a sandwich L/O...Kudos,Mary

I would verify that the docs don't state the seller can not sell the rights or property to another person during the LO terms.  

Are you trying to do a sandwich LO or LO the property for your self?

At the end of my LO period, I would then like to:1.

@Qulia Bryant I am new to this REI world and L/O is what I want to focus on.

@Rick Grimes Doing L/O is a great way to get cash flow without a lot of cash tied up.  

Predatory would be putting someone in an L/O that can't qualify over the term, you can avoid that if you can show that they could if they can cure the matter that keeps them from qualifying and that they know what they must do to cure such matters.