At the same time it has proven very tough to pull the trigger because we seem to be at the crossroads of either going with a turnkey provider or identify a property we can purchase ourselves which is rent ready and hand it over to a property manager.

I suspect many fix and flip or repositioners look at 5 to 20 deals beofre they pull the trigger on one.. can't get discouraged looking at only one property.also drive bys can help 2  without making formal appointments

The only thing more podcasts will do is give you an excuse for not pulling the trigger.  

Department of Education “have forced us to cease” operations.ITT was hit hard Aug. 25 by the education department’s mandate, which was made after ITT fell out of compliance with its accreditor’s standards and “put its students and millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded federal student aid at risk,” the department said.ITT last year received 79 percent of its cash receipts from the federal student loan program.The department also placed several other sanctions on ITT, including a freeze on executive compensation and an order that it increase its surety funds from $94.4 million to $247.3 million within the next 30 days.The company said Tuesday that it “exhausted the exploration of alternatives,” which included transferring the schools to a non-profit or public institution."

They don't seem to care (or understand) that this will sink our building financially - they only say that we need to bring things back into compliance with the laws and are not offering any other solutions.We are looking at a potential VERY high special assessment to cover a lot of repair expenses (mostly to interior work due to tenant damage of rented units) so I'm looking to arm myself with information and questions to ask.Any input will be GREATLY appreciated! 

This discusses that in many cases Trusts do not trigger the due-on-sale clause.  

Me purchasing my 1st home w/ intentions of living in it then selling the home triggered my desire to start investing.

My timeline is still up in the air, but I'll be able to pull the trigger one day. 

For the duration of the lease-option the property stays in the sellers name, so it should not trigger a "due on sale" for the mortgage, until the option is exercised. 

It would most likely trigger the due on sale clause.A scenario that may work though is if the amount remaining on their mortgage is less than what you are willing to offer as a down payment or they were willing to pony up the difference.