1. market rent plus one months security2. 3% option non refundable if not exercised, applied toward purchase price is traditionally done3. sell at comps4.

The only time I use a membrane or a coating is when I build a tile lined walk-in with a mud bed pan.

Originally posted by @Brian Gibbons:If that's residential you only need 3% for the mortgage so I really don't understand why they want 30% down, 10% down on owner finance is plenty A lot of potential buyers can't get that kind of traditional (aka "legit") financing, Brian.

It would require you to furnish the room, however, you can get higher rents than you would be able to get from a traditional rental.

enabled trail cams that probably alert you in real time (which would act just like the other traditional security systems).

Have you thought starting with a house hack then going into a traditional investment play?

Wholesaling is traditionally defined by the investor community as "the assignment of a contract" but some people define it as buying a property and reselling without doing any work at all which is known as "wholetaling" which is simply retail real estate.

All are viable options, but traditional purchase (off market, or good MLS deal) is probably best for you.

Personally, I use the Starbucks monitor for towns with predominantly traditional single-family house neighborhoods and driving as the main mode of transportation.

Your father-in-law is right.You may not have a traditional product to selling, but you are selling space.