Actually, not sure if that last part is true - can someone here with knowledge of foreclosure confirm if the seller's record is clear if the sale is avoided?

You might want to suggest that you will let them out of the lease if they wish to avoid a future eviction.

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Reserve a portion of the HELOC to put 20% down on your new residence so as to avoid PMI.

Would a partner with good credit and income history help avoid the problem?

Typically a good mentor has gone through challenging deals and can help you avoid costly mistakes.

Add the fact that the Property Code declares open season on the investor/seller whenever a tenant/buyer becomes disgruntled with an executory contract, and there are more reasons to avoid lease-purchases than there are to do them—especially since loss of an executory contract lawsuit could present an extinction event for a small investor.

Other times you'll see that the HOA is just poorly run and you want to avoid that property.HOA Meeting Minutes - These can be the most telling documents sometimes.  

I intentionally avoided doing residential mortgages since I enjoyed working with small business owners.

I'd like to use the money without actually withdrawing it to avoid paying income tax on the withdrawal.