Lease to purchase, which they will likely want to explore so that they have lower out-of-pocket expenses up front; they want to alter the interior walls and totally change the bathrooms to accommodate their needs.

Explore your options and put your agent to work, negotiate from every angle before you just walk away if you think this could be a good investment.

@Ryan Talmadge The PM company recommended a vendor (since they don't handle snow removal themselves) but the quote was far too high so I wanted to explore other options.  

I love California, been raised here nearly all my Life but there are so many factors both personal and business that are pushing us to explore new horizons and Arizona really aligns with our pursuits!

Never done a long distance STR, but I want to explore that idea so as to not limit myself to my community.

We're exploring ways for my spouse (who does not have a full time job, but works 25 hours/week outside real estate) to qualify as a real estate professional as we build our short term rental portfolio.

We're exploring ways for my spouse (who does not have a full time job, but works 25 hours/week outside real estate) to qualify as a real estate professional as we build our short term rental portfolio.

What are sources of financing that I could explore.

Just another option to explore Sir. 

I love learning about new markets and exploring them!