Here are some great advantages for you the home seller....Usually top sales price for the property.Home Buyer pays us the Lease Purchase Advisor Company, not the Seller.Large market of available buyers at all times.Better quality tenants because these are really tenant/buyers.Higher rent than usual for the market area.Non-refundable option consideration (down payment)Seller remains on the deed - it's still the Home Seller's property until the option is exercised.Seller retains the tax shelter of an investment property, lots of write offs.Lease purchasing (rent-to-own) puts pre-qualified, reliable tenant/buyers in now-vacant properties.Stops the money hemorrhage of mortgage payments in the case of vacant properties or where a "tenant" may not be paying (it happens).No fees to pay (especially application fees, 6% Realtor commissions, closing costs seller's concessions, vacant house while selling costs, etc.).A competent accountant or tax attorney can file legitimate write-offs,deductions, exchanges and other mechanisms provided by law (for a rental property).Call Me Today, Brian Gibbons, for a free consultation, ONLY IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH YOUR AGENT!

Seattle is a tenant friendly market, so another thing to take into consideration.

Is a doctor getting out of residency a consideration?

The target return may be easily noticed – and varies based on project type, length & scope, market, acquisition circumstances, etc - but is just one of many considerations.

Fees are higher now (even though they finance them into the loan, it still adds a considerable amount) and MIP stays for the life of the loan.

Bay View has the cheapest real estate in San Francisco and is following the rest of the market in terms of rising values.

One of my main market considerations is "Is there a major college near by?"

Your question is tough to answer because lease option terms vary considerably.

GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION: I have received good and valuable consideration in signing The Agreement, and I acknowledge both the receipt and the sufficiency of the consideration. ________ 4.

If you wait until next year to buy a property due to income constraints, the lending criteria may change, interest rates rise, market may change (likely) and any number of factors that could stand between your ability to find the money you seek to buy another investment property.