If you did choose to do it now you could possibly never have to change it out again during your holding period and you could boost curb appeal in the process. 

At least that's my mentality at the moment.

At first, it was simple stuff like I'm not sure if the other reached out to you, but this is the situation, followed by accusations that the other is mentally unstable. 

so lease with options to purchase might be a hybrid model. although my experience with those is those folks are not homeowners and don't have that mentality so even though you say maintenance is up to them.. they still call you   LOL.. or when you sell low end houses on contract same thing they don't maintain them and walk away.. 

The vibrant downtown and cultural opportunities will continue to draw in residents from across the distressed state, and the metro area’s population continues to climb at a level that surpasses the national index.Areas like Olde Towne East and Franklinton continue gentrifying, and the arrival of Columbus Crew’s new stadium will likely further boost demand for downtown apartments.

If we stop improving spiritually, mentally and physically we degrade, we die.

You can employ the principals of leverage if you like and boost returns. 

If this is an investment having the mentality of I need to buy this home may be disadvantageous in the long run.

If you get contact with someone selling do your walk through with them build a good relationship with them, let THEM show you around the house to get your bearings mentally note items that you may want to address later, but again just talk to them find out why they want to sell, and how much they are looking for.

Our $15K injection + sweat equity boosted our equity by $12,500.