It seems like the ideal situation would be to buy land and secure a "land lease" with a tenant, however I'm not sure how I would go about that process.

The new block foundation was secured with re-bar and cement through the center of the blocks and a new 2X6 frame was built on top of it to support the house.

If some off the wall company gives a POF, the local folks may not accept it, they want known depositories or securities brokerage firms they recognize, not Tree Top Finance.

My real estate agent met with the sellers and took pictures of the property, and helped secure an end-buyer, making it unnecessary for me to ever view the home (other than pictures).Other Recent Posts by the Professional Investors GuildThe Role of Fear in Real Estate Investing - Friend or Foe?

My lawyer then does a 2nd position note and security deed when we close and provides us both with an amortization table and payment amount.

Either way, you are responsible for the land but you can take any repair costs out of the security deposit.

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Require a non-refundable security deposit to hold it for them. 

We prefer to do move-out walk-throughs with the tenants, so they will not be surprised with how we handle their security deposit.