I had people coming to view the house tomorrow: postponed them because of this -- several were interested in a mid-month start date (we're in a university town - lots of movement!). 

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I think option 1 upfront but what about in a couple years when I actually do want to sell.

The down payment to acquire this sub to is $25,000. so you give them $25k, you take over a $70k mortgage and they are going to pay $165k in a few years - if you will not do this deal send it to me I will do it. 

The most I would see is using is $50k and we would convert that to HELOAN after closing on the next house and aim to pay that off in a year or so (ASAP).

One guy that I chatted with in a Facebook group said that he didn't interfere with their process for the first 2 wks.

Anyone please share your contact info in a message and I'll be sure to save it and ping you if things progress w/ other seller/buyer leads.

I’d look at listening to podcasts such as BP, BP money, straight up Chicago investor podcast.While in school and even now, I’d focus on working as much as possible to make sure you’re in a good position to have a down payment as soon as possible.i’d try to understand what a good deal is (underwriting), and also lending. 

This sounds like a great strategy to me since this would substantially lower my down payment in a deal.