For a family with limited savings having to pay a partial months rent for a month you've already paid, a new security deposit you didn't expect to pay and moving expenses you didn't plan could be devastating.Not to mention these situations make for great press to talk about terrible real estate investors skimming rent.

That's really terrible.

Therefore, a lease-option is really just a rental with the exception being that some of your operating expense are deferred until you get the property back.I've got to go, but I'll try to expound on this later.In my opinion, this is a terrible deal and I would pass!

I would say that these are TERRIBLE deals as presented.

Our city/town budgets are facing terrible cuts, wouldn't it make sense to have people already being paid put in some hours?

When I include the cap ex in my cash flow it makes my year one cash on cash look terrible.

As a rental, its terrible.

Buying properties during auctions is a terrible idea specially if you're a beginner.

Those $40k days are unfortunately over and I miss them terribly.

Remember I think most agents are terrible in general, but in this case they have a valid reluctance.