(Financeexaminers posts REALLY helped me with questions which I had, as well as Brian Gibbons and Wendy Pattons free youtube videos).OFFER MADE SO FAR BY A BUYER:Seller/Owner told me another buyer made an offer for: $1.5m for property, owner would carry note for 10 year balloon at 6.5% with buyer putting down 300-350k.

Wendy Patton was on here a few days if she see's this thread, she can probably give a solid response.

So I've read Wendy Patton's book on L/O and gone through another gurus course as well.

Oscar, Wendy Patton is pretty big on working with realtors to get lease options.

Wendy Patton uses realtors alot to find her deals, and she says that they get paid their full commission, so it's a win-win-win situation in the end.

Pete,Wendy Patton is considered one of the nations leading experts on Lease Option/Lease Purchase techniques.

Here are some in-depth beginner's books that helped me start out: How to make money with real estate options by Lucier The pre-foreclosure property investor's kit by Lucier Making big money investing real estate by Conti & Finkel Making big money investing in foreclosures by Conti & Finkel Investing in real estate with lease options and subject to to deals by Patton Hope those help you get down the basics so you can have some knowledge going into REI meetings!

Good luckp.s. if you really want to learn the lease purchase/option methods you should get Wendy Pattons course, she is the best.

Look up Wendy Patton, she is an excellent source for Lease Option knowledge and has a book written on Lease Options and Subject To's.

I have read two years to a real estate million and the subject-to book by Patton (i believe) along with a couple of others.