Originally posted by @Ryan Phu:This post is about Joe McCall and his course, coaching, and programs, it will be a detailed review with my own experience being apart of his Course and Programs...If you were in the same shoes I was when I attended his webinar, I was also extremely convinced Joe would fully deliver all of his promises and that his Lease Options strategy would be the best.

@Elizabeth Rose you have received great advice and insights here from other local Philly people.

BP has a lot of useful resources to help you, I have found the most useful thing for me to do was to actually attend a physical meetup or two as it lets you brush shoulders with others in the same shoes (or have been in the same shoes in the past). 

Quote from @Erica Calella: I could see why you are concerned here, but if I was in your shoes, I'd try hold out as long as possible before jumping ship. 

Buy the heirs' interest in the estate via assignment and then step into their shoes and become the bene and the admin/exec.

I'm scouting my first rental property, but in similar shoes as yours in terms of looking outside of my market. 

Therefore, I do not need to ask for his permission to hang a rose trellis on my side of MY fence. 

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Economists note that job growth in typically underreported industries fell by 42,000 compared to the 6-month average, suggesting August’s numbers may understate actual gains.Key Employment GainsConstruction: +34,000 jobs, driven by heavy civil engineering and nonresidential trade contractors.Healthcare: +31,000 jobs, though slower than the past year's monthly average of 60,000.Social Assistance: +13,000 jobs, with more modest growth compared to previous months.Other growing sectors include financial activities, wholesale trade, and government (+24,000 jobs).Job Losses and Sector StrugglesManufacturing: -24,000 jobs.Retail: -11,100 jobs.Temporary help employment continues to shrink, reflecting business uncertainty.Wage and Fed Policy ImplicationsWages rose by 0.4% in August, up 3.8% year-over-year, supporting a cautious approach by the Federal Reserve on deeper rate cuts.

Hey Bans, If I were in your shoes I'd take the ARM.