A lease-option agreement can postpone the sale, allowing the seller to receive rental income initially.

She informed me on December 1st that she was expecting a job offer requiring a January move-out, which she received on December 12th.

Although I haven’t received an acceptance yet, I’ve been actively sending out LOIs to property owners.I’m aiming high with my first acquisition because I’ve heard many investors wish they had gone larger at the start.

I have received wires for interest payments on my loans every month. 

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I was able to get 13,000 of them to opt in to receiving a monthly newsletter we issue, and as preciously stated results are 100s of deals or loan requests per year.  

It looks like you've already received some stellar advice here on Bigger Pockets.

I am not a digit off; I received $125.00.

The “Big deals” are…You have to buy something you don’t already own, not pay off debt, renovate a home you own, or build on land you already own.You have to spend all the “cash” you receive.You have spend more than your net selling price.You can never receive or have control of the cash, you need a QI PRIOR to selling. 

After talking things through with the boss "wife" I finally received the okay to invest into real estate.