He does fairly well financially and is willing to give me a bit of a price discount.His suggestion is that, at the end of a one year lease, I could exercise my Option and buy the house if I'm able to get financing.

I can't imagine it being too much but looking for a ball park figure.

There's no excuse, and it has bothered me because I've always been an extreme type-A sort who can force himself to exercise and eat well.

Understanding you can't really "know" what the CAP rate will be on exit (minus a crystal ball), what increase in CAP rate do you build into your underwriting to stay conservative in your numbers?

My crystal ball is in the shop and has been for most of 2020. 

In basketball, a pivot is a slowing down of forward motion, bringing the ball in close, and finding another way to reach the goal.

In basketball, a pivot is a slowing down of forward motion, bringing the ball in close, and finding another way to reach the goal.

In basketball, a pivot is a slowing down of forward motion, bringing the ball in close, and finding another way to reach the goal.

Timing the market is not typically sound investment advice because nobody has a crystal ball.  

Landlord might want business interruption insurance where landlord still gets paid for short fall from tenant if tenant can exercise certain rights within the lease to pay less rent or none at all if certain events occur.