If they are wanting an even more hands-on approach, then i would refer them out.

This is a good reference for myself and personal private lenders.

You are referring to this article?

Don maybe referring to state of Texas were lease options are highly regulated.. just sayin..

While you can have a checklist of income, credit score, criminal background, landlord reference, etc, to me the bigger tell of good versus less than good tenants came from all the interactions prior to leasing.  

Maybe we're in that period you're referring to when rental rates have not caught up to the increase in insurance premiums and taxes. 

That's typically where I see people referring to entry fees.

Do you provide references?

I often refer to that as "The Rest of the Story."

Greg If you are referring to hare money that is not what I used. 80% was financed through the bank and 10% debt held by the seller.