Here is one example:I bought a 4 plex out in Spokane WA with seller financing which my daughter nicknamed "The Pink House" (it was an old Victorian house painted pink with green trim).  

Options are used in all sorts of contracts of speculation is my point: from stocks to commodities, to real estate to mineral harvesting rights to automobiles and so on.

That being said, most of the prospects I see are simply older homes that have not been updated for a long time, they typically have things like wood paneling, pink tile in the bathrooms and wallpaper.

He and wife, both artists, are handy people (which remains to be seen) and wish to decorate, renovate the home - the current home is a 60s art deco style home and have not had a major upgrade (think pink and blue tiles in the bathroom).He does not want to risk my selling the home next year to someone else and the lease expires, nor me raising rent or wanting to rent to someone else.

@Martha Saldana-Beene I would have preferred west Madison county - Madison, Harvest, Toney due to proximity to Redstone Arsenal and other employers along with just development patterns in general but bidding up would push my budget in those areas.

Here in California you have a better chance of finding a mythical pink unicorn.

Every time I play with snakes....Thank you for bringing to light the pain (not to mention the thousands and thousands of fees) to optimize ones ROI through equity harvesting, equity-stripping, leveraging your assets or whatever the latest 'sophisticated' way is to grow.  

It's against Craigslist's rules to harvest e-mail addresses on their site.

A 1960's pink bathroom may be old , but if everything is in good shape its a non issue . 

My rentals provide me the long stability as a backup if I had to I could live in one of them.... they also give me some income to offset the high rents in my area and tax deductions I'd see from owning a primary.Maybe once I'm retired and empty nester I'd buy as at that point stability could help.... or maybe it gives me the freedom to move around again.My two best days as a homeowner were the day I bought my house (the American Dream) and the day I sold my house (harvesting my equity and having a major responsibility lifted off my shoulders).