I say dip your toes in, take on something safe and get comfortable.

My own website really is - I have an intake form there that gets a lot of traction.

Lenders are notorious in taking forever to make up their mind and then when they do, they frequently change it.

They may let a seller suffer less who carried back a second.Assuming there is an agreement for the second to cut the debt, restructuring it later, dealing fraudulently with a lender to influence them in taking a loss won't be something you want to do.

He is considering selling this property and i am interested in taking control.

If no one is interested in taking over your position in the contract, then terminate it while in the OPTION period and all it cost u was $100....but if the deal is good, $100 risk is nothing compared to the reward.But to your original question "option vs. deposit" is the same thing.

The heater is in a heater closet with the cold air intake under it opening up into the bottom of the furnace.

This community has opened my eyes over the last 4+ years, when my friend Matt Stupar first exposed me to it.I was planning to purchase real estate before finding out about BP, and I believe that BP expedited my knowledge intake by many years and I am forever grateful.I look forward to continuing my part in this community, as well as making as many friends as possible. 

Hey Sam I’ll be interested in taking a look at the portfolio. 

My role so far in my partnership has been in taking in as much information as possible however I can get it, running numbers, generating leads, finding funding and disseminating information.