The house I am currently house hacking needs major work to the siding.

The majority of my rentals are a stones throw away from ASU's Tempe campus, and I've been running that business model for the past 14 years. 

I've flipped multiple SFHs, but this would be my first commercial deal.I've talked to several lenders, but they all have one or more issues, such as needing 25% down when I can only do 20%, proximity of property is too far from a major city (I'm in WV and no city in the entire state has more than 50,000 residents), I don't have any commercial experience or track record, etc.Therefore, I'm now contemplating asking the seller to consider leasing me control of the property for 2 years with an option to purchase within that time frame.This would provide me with the following benefits:allow me to negotiate the upcoming lease renewal of a major tenant,give me time to come up with a larger down payment,give me time to establish experience managing commercial property,give my new LLC time to establish a track record and income,give me time to find a lender willing to work with me.I will also need to pay the current listing broker their fee, and I would need to pay a deposit and monthly lease payment to the current owner.My questions are:Does anyone have experience with such an arrangement?

Its major expenses are property taxes, utilities and maintenance.

Hello there, I am considering different ways to fund the rest of the rehab work I need done on a duplex I purchased earlier this year.The Facts:- Its not a major rehab.

Here's the deal:- SFH in a suburb of a major city with great fundamentals (job growth, population growth, multiple sectors).- Purchase: $250K (presumably funded by Class A & B shares).- Rehab: $80K (100% bank loan)- Sale: $460K ($130K profit)- Deal is owned by LLC (seems like a general fund LLC for various targets), not an LLC specifically for this deal. - Payout: Upon sale and paydown of bank debt, Class A shares get their principal, then Class B shares get their principal, then Class A gets their 20%. - The Sponsor isn't taking a management fee (I presume they are majority owners of Class B).I would be investing $50K into the Class A shares, due in 90 days.

While the area is still fairly heavily dependent on the auto industry (Chrysler, Delphi & GM are three major employers), there has been a lot of growth and development in the downtown area.

If they pay on time and don't cause any major damage, should I keep them and renew their lease?

Not interested in hard money right now. 6) Realtor needs to be willing to submit a bunch of offers quickly, with the understanding that we won't buy the vast majority of them. 7) Realtor needs to understand the investor mindset.8) Realtor needs to be willing to work on properties that are fairly cheap for the market. 9) Probably looking for a SFR this year, but also interested in 2-4 families. 

I did some of the work, but hired all the major stuff out.