Should be easy to google up

Thank you James, it wasn’t scaring me away too much but it did have me thinking, but I feel that since I’m so early in this game I’m still dealing with that nervousness and fear at times since that stuff isn’t easy to shake off.

I think it is similar to finding good contractors, which is never easy -- get referrals from those that have actually used them. 

50k is a reasonable minimum for many banks, though they tend to be more expense. 60k is where you want to be. if your bank wont do less than 100, find a different one. easy fix. you need to get over this fear of spending "big" money, change your mindset of what you think is big. it doesn't matter if its' 30K, 300K, or 300MM, you're not making any of the payments, the tenants are.

Easy to find buyers when they are vacant.

I'd want someone easy to work with, who pays on time, and who has a track record demonstrating ability, along with a few references.For that last point- I had a 10 unit deal that practically hit me in the face about 5 years ago.

This should be pretty easy to determine through comps of similar houses, what they sold for per sqft, then do the math.2nd option, LTR. 

Its easy enough to cut a hole to get access to the attic.

If the evidence to pull out of the stock market wasn't strong before, it sure is now.It turns out that there are a lot of people out there that simply want a place to park their money.

And with a good tenant buyer that is willing to pay in a little extra per month toward the down payment, you can get them to work... and ultimately collect your profit on the backend, or on the second and third lease option tenants if that plays out.The clear advantage of going this way is... if you dont find a "GOOD" lease option buyer, you are not obligated to the sellers... just let the bank take it like they were going to anyway.Pre-foreclosure lists are easy to find, and because getting a short sale completed is a numbers game there are often many sellers in that niche that could not get the short sale done, and are going to walk... you can cut your teeth on those until you get your system fine tuned.On a side note... the other way to go is to get a mailing list of absentee owners from your county tax rolls, or realquest.com.