Until recently, I’ve been inconsistently looking at deals and learning about real estate until I listened to Podcast 157 with Hal Elrod a couple of weeks ago and have found his morning routine to be really energizing.

The home is a personal place and when there is an impasse between owner and renter, the atmosphere can quickly turn uncomfortable.

I would expect to be side-by-side with them, learning the "in's and out's" of their routine. 

I've been in that position and it can be uncomfortable. 

I have yet to experience a situation such as this, so I am a bit uncertain.I talked to the seller about drafting a P&S with a contingency subject to probate approval, but they're uncomfortable signing anything without an attorney, which they can't afford and won't be getting.

If you are referring to the deal analyzers, I use them routinely.  

One thing to keep in mind that the HELOC offers both advantages and disadvantages; only you can decide how much risk you are willing to take and how and where.The HELOC interest rate can be variable; it could go up (disadvantage) or it could go down (advantage but unlikely with rates now being so low).You pay interest only with some HELOCs, improving cash flow (an advantage); some people are uncomfortable with no principal being paid down (disadvantage to these people).You can draw on that HELOC during the draw period, a plus if you need more capital for a new purchase it for renovations.

You need to get uncomfortable every day.6.

Fighting to stay there is likely to be a futile battle as he will just make you uncomfortable for the length of your lease, and you have to leave at the end of it anyway.Of course, this all assumes your lease does not have any weird clauses that state it is void in the event HOA deems you unfit for the community.

The property is 30-45 min away, so we need to build into our expenses at the very least a handy man and a maintenance man for emergencies and then routine lawn care and the like.