@James BarkerNormally in these situation if a new company purchased the home you are living in they have to honor the existing lease so you should sign a lease with the new company but make sure its the same terms as what you have for the same length of time.

It is used as a SHINY OBJECT that is going to catch the attention of a buyer.So when buying, as many have said here, the amount of money a company is making is well down the list (if on the list at all) behind much more important factors like the length of time a company has been in business, the verifiable data on a company including the work they do, the processes they go through and most importantly whether or not the person you are speaking with actually owns all pieces of the process.  

If he is okay with you paying him $100 a month for the length of the mortgage, then that is up to you as well.Again at the end of the day, you two need to discuss how you want to set up this deal and have some exit strategies in mind. 

What are your funding- length of term you require, amount of downpayment you have will determine the type of funding required. ie a wholesale funding is short term, a transitional funding is shorter still, funding for flipping is mid range and long term holds are further out. each carry a different funding source as well as terms and conditions

Either of those terms are going to involve a balloon at the end ... unless you want to amortize the note over the same length of time (which would preclude any chance of cash-flowing here).Short terms and balloons are really no big deal, that's how mortgages operate in many parts of the world.  

Seasoning refers to the length of time you have owned the property.

We have found that applicants are often couch surfing, so it is possible to move someone in as soon as the unit is move in ready, so we don't have many vacant days.I would be questioning the length of tenancy more, that seems unrealistic.  

They've all already been discussed at length here on BP.Hope this helps somewhat.

Some may have different lengths of time for simple refinance vs a cash out refinance.

What is your average lease length?