Using the awesome techniques that I've learned from you I'm very confident that I will get my first rent to own shortly.  

I will be able to build my rental business much more quickly then if I had to put 15-20% down on each house.I hope everyone that reads this post will be able to use the financing techniques I used to help grow their business using $10k to get a $50k line of credit!

I would imagine that getting a professional photographer to come in, take a large number of quality photo's, and utilize lighting techniques would pay dividends in regard to increasing interest in properties and the price it ends up being rented for.Does anyone have opinions on using a professional as opposed to taking pictures yourself? 

With bio-intensive gardening techniques one can plant a lot of food on 1/4 to 1 sunny acre of land with far more yield than commercial growers can do.

I am sure @Brian Gibbons could comment here and probably give you a very different  view than I have.Now if you are not talking about a sandwich lease and just a basic lease with an option for you to buy, that is a sound technique.

While I am willing to risk the equity itself, I'm not comfortable risking foreclosure.Is there any technique or guidance to mitigate the risk of losing my house in this scenario?

Good afternoon Kyle.I live in Burlington County NJ, right near where Monmouth and Ocean come together.I became a broker because when I got involved in investing over 10 years ago the gurus said you needed a good realtor on your team.I decided if that was such an important component, why not just become one.So while I am happy whenever I do a retail real estate transaction, my bigger objective is to work for myself and with other investors building a portfolio.Residential real estate is great for some agents, and it is important to stay involved with it to know what a home buyer wants, but for me there are too many emotions involved.Investment property is a business.It can be approached rationally, and the numbers either work or they don’t.There are many posts on Bigger Pockets stating the pros and cons of local vs long distance investing.I personally invest in areas that I know and can visit.If I were you I would not be discouraged about investing in Monmouth.You may need to use more of the creative financing techniques.

The MD MLS probably allows this type of listing because it can be done legally - the issue is that the techniques being taught are not compliant with the law.

You would have to do some re-framing to enlarge the window opening.

You don't need to start a marketing campaign but could use the driving for dollars technique which you can learn how to do here on BP.Good luck!!!