, well no but it will greatly improve your success rate. yes you can do seller financing but most of them would want to see your credit report and will most likely not give you favorable rates. seller financing is harder to come by these days as it is mostly due to cash buyers. can you do a rent to own or a sublet lease, sure you can. but again, most will want to see a credit report before leasing, at least that's how it is in NYC. no one on here is trying to discourage you from fulfilling your dreams and no one is trying to give you an easy answer. were all here to share our thoughts an opinions to benefit one another.

A successful note investor looks at all options and is able to get creative to turn “bad” notes into life long passive income.  

I'm a lifelong resident of Boston and I'm looking to start investing in the next year or two (not in Boston, but surrounding and more affordable areas) but I'm trying to figure out a strategy and plan.

The co-signer doesn't have to be related to you, it can be anyone as long as they fulfill all of the requirements to get the loan. 

As already stated you have fulfilled your responsibilities, Take one or two space heaters and do not give a rent rebate...sets a bad precedent and not required under the circumstances.

Meaning they fulfill the lease and give proper notice before moving.

From the very start of the transaction he was very demanding and I fulfilled most of his requirement.

They just do it because it fulfills them at a different level. 

I see you have a kind ❤️, we all want to help, but we don’t want life long free haircut for rental payment.

They sent me cabinets that were in different boxes, different construction, door sizes were off a half an inch, a pinstripe was a different color, they couldn't fulfill the order with the cabinets I ordered so they gave me different cabinets and said that they would work?