I can easily see how by getting the ball rolling, I'll pick up momentum and have more and more activity to help transition myself to RE full time.

The $35,000 Tesla Model 3 is rolling off the assembly line with 400,000ish backorders, and Chevy has a nice one for similar money.

-If I don't execute my option, home will go back to current owner who can then sell at market value, and I had some nice cash flow for a few years.Questions-Should I offer a purchase deposit upfront, or roll it into the monthly rent?

You and your husband used it for its intended purpose and now you find yourself in what is a completely legitimate situation for a military couple with him deploying and you finding work somewhere else.Unless your loan agreement specifically says you can't rent it out before 1 year, there's no reason to wait an extra couple of months once deployment rolls around and you pursue work elsewhere. 

With income producing properties your debt can be offset by rental income (you will need to provide the rental roll).Max number of loans is 10 (hopefully 25 in the near future).

And how Oakland rolls up there I can't quite figure out. 

In addition, weve asked multiple times for rent rolls and maintenance records from the listing agent to no avail.

Are there any tax deductions that lenders roll back into your gross income when applying for a new loan?

Depending on your financial situation I would roll the dice.

The septic will fend off other investors that don't want to mess with it too.I haven't seen the rent roll but it looks like they are capitalizing both the rent from the park owned homes and the seller financed notes which is a big no, no.