However the market is to seasonal and it would be a gamble to see If it would work. 

You need to look farther out to the south and Midwest for cashflow if that is your strategy and you aren’t afraid of gambling for appreciation.

It is in an "A" neighborhood, and anticipate my current neighbors won't be thrilled. 

I've never structured seller financing.I've thought of a near full price offer with interest only for 5 years (a little gamble that rents will continue to rise and values will at least stay steady) or the financing and paying them $225ish.The owner said my proforma seemed faulty accurate (I lose $206 monthly after moving and fully renting) so there needs to be wiggle room for win-win here.Asking the BP universe: what offer methods and tactics have you found to be most successful?

She also mentioned talking to a lawyer but she's going to have to get going on it.In a perfect world, I would be thrilled to see her figure out how to keep it.

I got a wife and 2 kids, I don't think that gamble is for me... thanks for the quick reply 

(Not surprising in our overpriced market.)We've decided to work with the tenant & have her child submit an application & we'll run the usual credit/background reports.I'm not thrilled to have 3 additional tenants because of added wear & tear.  

All we know is now, and everything else is a gamble, so if you can afford to cash out refi now, now is a good time.

After literally wasting 20 hours per week trying to manage C class tenants, we were thrilled to hand over the property to them.

You could talk about Phoenix or anywhere else in Arizona but I consider them vegas without the shows, the restaurants, the gambling, the tourists, the excitement, and they tack on state income tax.