Whether they are active realtors or active investors that depends on how flat or fat their wallet is.

The reserve and new opportunity fund are bloated, fat, stupidly overfunded & earning little.

Hi, I'm Nathan Almond.

Combination of tree roots and old cooking fat kept closing up the pipe. 

Your thanks for letting someone in this position live free for two days or two weeks will be a big fat lawsuit from the next tenant that wants the exact same treatment and you say no.  

There is NO benefit for you to take that money up front, but they know that flashing a fat stack of cash will throw some people into excitement.

they're out like the fat kid in 5th grade dodge ball!

Podcasts I have on cycle:BiggerPockets (Real Estate)Best Real Estate Investment Advice Ever w/Joe Fairless (Real Estate)BiggerPockets Money (Personal Finance)ChooseFI (Personal Finance)Mad Fientist (Personal Finance)The Side Hustle Show (Entrepreneurship)Fat-Burning Man (Health) Impact Theory by Tom Bilyeu (Personal Development)

Many lenders are doing periodic occupancy checks and because the property is investment / Rental, if caught committing "Occupancy Fraud" the lender can call the note due, foreclose and the owner is out like the fat kid in 5th grade dodge ball!

You need to make sure you offer with a good amount of lease option money to the seller and be fair with your expectations or the minute they run a ridiculous scenario/ offer by their attorney or realtor, you're out like the fat kid in 5th grade dodge ball!