I found that area to be an excellent opportunity to create passive income and strong capital gains.Looking forward to connecting with you, who knows maybe even do a deal together!

Invite them out for coffee or a meal--your treat.  

i'd be an agent/investor

It sounds like they did some remodel work to increase value, but also want to be paid for labor over the past year or so, which won't be an ongoing expense for you as the buyer and should be already baked in their equity spread.From what I've seen, small multi-family's can be managed for 10% of gross rents or less.

Also, if an option is properly made and not determined to be an installment sale and they fail in a lease obligation, they may be evicted and will retain the option to purchase until it expires.

I'm mainly looking for single family but duplex and triplex could be an option if the deal is right. 

I found that area to be an excellent opportunity to create passive income and strong capital gains.Looking forward to connecting with you, who knows maybe even do a deal together!

I found that area to be an excellent opportunity to create passive income and strong capital gains.Looking forward to connecting with you, who knows maybe even do a deal together!

I'd be happy to talk or grab a coffee sometime if you like?

Allow them to invest their cash and resources bringing it back to life.Split the mortgage payment until sold as well.This may be an option of just ridding the property and keeping your credit intact.