Financing terms have been somewhat restrictive, it is increasingly difficult to find a net positive single family residence over $250k but there is considerable value for the second home owner, or investors looking to safe guard some assets with a lot of upside potential.

If you live far away, professional property management is an extra expense you simply must incur to safeguard your investment.Experienced builder and property manager Rusty Meador notes, "No matter how good of a real estate deal you find, it is only as good as its ability to be managed well."

The depth of our reports helps an owner to avoid the need to hire a third party professional to justify their claim.To an underwriter this becomes a disclosure safeguard whereby at time of claim the owner is able to substantiate a full disclosure position with the insurance adjuster which puts the onus on the carrier to pay!"

If you live far away, professional property management is an extra expense you simply must incur to safeguard your investment.Experienced builder and property manager Rusty Meador notes, "No matter how good of a real estate deal you find, it is only as good as its ability to be managed well."

You need to safeguard your business because if you don’t no one will do that for you .

If you have large capital needs once you are over the bridge, I'd be concerned about index funds or buy and hold rentals as it seems like safeguarding your capital might be a bigger priority than you are giving credence to.

I would certainly recommend verifying that they can afford the monthly payments as you do want them to purchase the property as soon as they can qualify for financing; you're just safeguarded in case they don't end up purchasing.

You can definitely employ some additional safeguards (higher deposits, guarantors/co-signers) but at the end of the day it is a risk that you will have to take knowing that her financial history isn't polished.

My negative view is because wile the legal safe guards are important the only real asset here are the contracts and you need to evaluate them as well as the ability to perform.

@Brian Kennedy  an attorney is almost always recommended just as safe guards against things you may not know about or havent thought about..