Here's my relatively short response.

If this lease-option "buyer" is a relative newbie (and I'm betting he is), then I would NOT do this deal.

The truth is that the vast majority of newbies in the rental property business fail in a relatively short period of time.

Section 8 will immediately cancel all contracts with you and you may be in legal trouble on any variety of charges relating to scamming this poor woman and her 7 children who lives on public assistance.

I'm being told I have to of worked in a job related to my education for at least a year in order to obtain a mortgage.

Is it possible for a first-time home-buyer such as myself to assimilate all of the information from books/Internet research/television programs, maybe some phone calls from a realtor relative, but not go with a real estate agent?

I am relatively new to this business, having done only a few deals.

I would like to buy sometime relatively soon and I would prefer something local if the numbers work.Thanks for your help!

Also buy an ad in apartment shoppers and other journals related to renting.

Another said, heavier people take more sick days and health costs are higher, so hiring them is a bigger risk than non-smokers who are thin.So, I wanted to put it out to BP... do you think being biased is natural?