They were willing to remove all the questionable practices and clauses from the lease!

I think if you paid them all the money they ask for you would get some practical education and even in-the-field training.

Probably not a practical concern really.

Time frame: an additional 9-12 months. (4th Q, 2016)I would appreciate any comments, feedback, anecdotes or general advice on whether this seems to be a practical strategy moving forward.Thanks!

Easy enough, but now our reserves are desperately lower that we had planned for, $100,000 lower (when you own 25 rentals, a reserve of $4,000 a rental is good practice). 

I am a huge social science fan, with a particular admiration for those who spend their time turning positive social theory into social practice.

Nobel Prize-winning physicist William Shockley practically invented Silicon Valley, turning California into the technological hotbed of innovation it is today.

This practice in RE is considered unethical and is illegal in many states.

I know practically nothing about Tax Liens, Lease Options, Short Sales, Hard Money Lending, etc.

Another push on the legal side deals with "predatory lending" that can apply to a borrower or a lender, the party that initiates the seller financing into any deal.To understand seller financing you must understand conventional financing, the key of successful underwriting and originating a seller financed transactions is to lead a borrower into conventional financing so that the seller financed obligation can ultimately be paid off in the future.Otherwise, the seller financing would have to be fully amortized and paid off to the seller over time.To avoid predatory issues, being an "investor" on either side of a transaction, you need to understand conventional lending accepted practices, just because a seller is financing does not give them any right or privilege to do just anything someone can dream up.Before you can understand RE financing, you need to master the principles of real estate, 90% of those spouting off about financing don't even have a command of RE knowledge, much less financing.There are many strategies that can be done legally with seller financing.