Be nice, check in with them and be on their mind constantly for the next couple weeks/months while you get your feet wet in RE in one way or the other.Sometimes, getting thrown to the fire will make you learn it a lot faster/better knowing you have 0 coming in every 2 weeks. 

If they do a good job they will pay for themselves by getting it rented faster at a higher rate and to better tenants.

@Jeffrey Bresch The monthly mortgage payments I was referring to are those on the existing (foreclosing) mortgage.Since you don't have much time, direct PM might be faster.

This will get you where you are going much faster.

This is going to help a lot of veterans in high cost of living areas achieve financial independence faster.

I see quite a few propellants fueling it: oil dollar position is being challenged, a few countries ( Russia, China, Iran ) have started to settling trade in local currency.

It's only through vertical integration that we are able to have renovation costs 50% (or more) cheaper than our competition and yes, we get it done faster as well.

I would like to get my money out faster to get more deals through, but long term it's probably a better option to wait. 

I think that working full-time on closing a lease option agreement and renting the property is the safest and most effective way to begin my journey to financial freedom based on my current situation, but perhaps there is a faster and less risky way to generate cashflow with basically no income and a credit score of 750.

,You'll find BP treats this question like politics & religion; there's no right answer because it depends on factors very personal to you, which fuels the perpetual battle of risk vs return.What value do you realize by paying it off?