It usually takes a quarter of the time to manage a lease option property versus a regular rental.  

Quote from @Richa Wardhan: Regular lender financing, we have paid off 70% of our mortgage on the primary residence so we were loaned money without any issue. 

I'm renovating a studio apartment with limited space. Any input on the appliances noted above would be appreciated. I didn't list ventless dryers as I haven't read very many good things about them. I used to have one ...

Since I have a long-term interest in getting into hotel investing, this feels like a natural stepping stone, but I want to approach it the right way.I feel like this is such a great opportunity, especially with it being off market.

I'm not saying you'll be working a lot all the time, but you'll regularly have late-night questions from people checking in, for example.

Dachtera who introduced prepaying the loan with a series of $3000 lump sums every ten months in addition to the regular monthly payment of $632.41.  

The math is obvious but there's a natural tendency to go for properties you can obtain at a lower basis.

I have people coming and going on a regular basis.

I've bought a ton of homes pre-foreclosure and at auction, happy to be a resource on that stuff, plus we just launched Bid Pirate, which is the one place online for NH, where you can see all the upcoming foreclosure auctions in one spot - you can learn a lot from the regulars at the auctions........ get after it, sister!

Think hiking, mountain biking, white water rafting and a community overall focused on all natural things and sustainability.