Been in San Antonio for a couple years now.

@Antoine Martel I'm in a similar situation here in San Diego.

This is the only scenario that clearly benefits the original owner but the benefit is typically only some high rent amount.In summary, the downside for the current owner is so much greater (loosing out to huge appreciation) and more likely to happen (historically the appreciation has been outstanding) than the upside (that the tenant does not exercise the option and the owner has been able to collect higher rent than a traditional rental).I did know a couple of tenants in San Diego that had a lease options. 

I reside in Encinitas, CA which is a little town in San Diego County.

Insanity !

My husband and I got a HELOC on our house here in San Jose and have been investing out of state.

Wholesaling is a great way to get started but requires a lot of expertise in property analysis and I live in San Diego where we have a plethora of investors driving good deals into a Bare bones situation.

Wholesaling is a great way to get started but requires a lot of expertise in property analysis and I live in San Diego where we have a plethora of investors driving good deals into a Bare bones situation.

You are in San Diego are investing in San Diego?

I am looking for some San Antonio landlord advice - how picky are y'all? I'm hard pressed to find potential renters who don't have major financial blemishes, let alone criminal records to boot. It seems every potentia...