Either way, the guaranty would be considered very weak by future buyers regardless of whether or not the lease guarantees one location or all 50+ locations being operated by the franchisee. 

Describe some of your weaknesses and how you hope to improve?

I have searched on line and the selection is weak.

Realize that, especially with the lease/option, you're in a very weak position and the seller could leave you out in the cold in the future.

I'd focus on getting more applicants and not on trying to transform a chronic later-payer.

. :-)Also, it's not just about the money...Personally, my personality suits flips more than wholesales (I don't like marketing, and can farm this part out for retail sales but not on wholesales), so I'd rather do flips even if I made the same amount by wholesaling.Wholesaling is something I could do if I had a partner who could compliment my weaknesses...but barring that, it doesn't matter how much money I could make, I'd be miserable doing it on my own...That said, I think someone who builds a wholesale business in a well-structured and scalable way could do quite well with it...probably just as well as flipping given the same amount of start-up capital...it's just a different set of skills...

My word weakness is waht.

With you just having e-mail communication that is weak and may not hold up in court as they could claim the e-mail message was altered by you or that they did not send the message.Really as a broker you should know to get everything in writing and preferably notarized when it involves money like this.

@Armand P.I'll PM you 3 names of 3 investor friendly realtors, and my assessment of their strengths and weaknesses when it comes to working with investor clients.

New lending standards and a weak job market have made it difficult for someone in-between jobs, but solvent and with excellent credit, to own a home.I am considering purchasing a primary residence subject to the existing loan as a method of bypassing the banks and avoiding hard money lenders.It is my understanding that I can buy a property subject to the existing loan for as little as buying out the current owners equity, if any, and taking over the existing mortgage payments.