A lot of it is special order/limited supplier/make it yourself.I hate to sound so negative ... so I'll add one caveat ... in agreement with dcg123.

An owner selling by themselves can forego/accidently overlook certain steps in the transaction whereby a licensed agent would be compelled to expound i.e. inspections and disclosures.I would limit my exposure by offering owner financing bad credit ok with 5 or 10% down, then sift thru the possible leads for someone who qualifies for an 90 to 95% sub-prime mortgage or who has the best possibilty of qualifying for one in a year.

Space is limited.

With limited money I am trying to build up credit (and cash) to make some larger investments.

, there's lots of books on landlording so I won't go into a the problems that can pop up, but check your library and/or do a google search, also read everyhing ESPECIALLY THE ARCHIVES on this and other sites.I always forbade dogs and smokers, if it limited my tenant pool I didn't care.

To me, the measure of risk is how many factors are there that cannot be controlled.

who wants a tenant/buyer who can't come up with money down.with my limited knowledge of Lease Options, i also know that if you (as seller) have a mortgage on the property - this is a contract for sale - thus any Lease option would violate your DOSC, and vise versa, i wouldn't enter into any L/o with a seller who has a mortgage on the property, unless he could prove to me it will not violate his mortgage agreements.also, you record the L/o because it protects both you the seller and the buyer.

It's referred to as having a non occupate co borrower and it will limit your options as far as what you can do.Now you say your credit score is around 700.

Best thing to do is to always remain professional and try not to lose your temper - some of these people will push you to the limit.

I've used the local, small town paper instead of the nearby, big city paper with limited success.