Here is my definition of Rent To OwnThe program I follow is Tenant First – this means that I don’t buy a home until I have the tenant.The rent-to-own program is typically for people who don’t meet the minimum credit requirements for a mortgage, don’t have enough for a down payment or don’t have a track record of income (less than 3 years self-employed).

Each state has a down payment assistance program that will loan you the funds for that down payment, but since you already own property, you won't qualify for this.

If any color runs into the bowl, the toilet’s flapper should be replaced.With a little training, you can identify leaks in minutes with toilet tank detection tablets or other systems.

It's a 3 day course in Los Angeles with fortune builders there program cost met my budget and I know it will be one of many that I will take.

Steer clear of any costly seminars or training (or ones you think ae just teasers for expsnive programs down the road) for now, there's plenty of learning to be done for free, and you can always sign up for them later after you've soaked up lots of free knowledge, if at that time you think they are worth it.

Also- have you checked in to CHFA down payment assistance program?

Low fees, with lots of training and broker support available (if needed.

The FHA loan program DOES restrict what an FHA mortgage will buy in such cases--you may not be able to purchase a home with an FHA mortgage unless it has been owned for a certain amount of time and the seller is the owner of record.Dina Boscio: (This would make it hard to flip and sell to FHA Buyer...But there is a work around)FHA loan rules in HUD 4000.1 state that the lender is required to verify that the seller is indeed the owner, and also to check the date of the owner’s acquisition of the real estateFHA Loan Rules Include a Time Restriction on Transfers of Title Check out what HUD 4000.1 says about buying real estate with an FHA mortgage and the lender’s requirement to compare the date of purchase by the current owner versus the date of execution on the sales contract for the FHA mortgage:“FHA defines the seller’s date of acquisition as the date the seller acquired legal ownership of that Property.

Back at the LO assembly line I was trained to just write what the underwriter wants to read that is also true to the best of my knowledge, give it to borrowers to "check for accuracy," and then sign what I wrote.

The seller paid $7k a few years ago to have the place heat treated for bed bugs, and has been on the program ever since.