Can someone offer some ideas on what to be careful of and what information to get before I make an offer ?

I'm familiar with the area having spent some time out there but need to know what to be careful off and what questions to ask.Also, what's the easiest way to close without going back out ?

There is a lot of help on this site and a few others to get the advice you need to go it alone.I'm not promoting my stuff here, but this is why we started our company and developed some software tools to manage most of the things that a property manager is supposed to do; nobody cares for your investments like you do.

Be careful investing out of state, know the market get a good property manager (easier said than done) and I personally would go look at properties before I bought one.

The only people I've met who don't care are either the super rich, or stupid folks who have no idea what's going on with their finances.

The more specific, the better, but take care that it allows room to operate that your authorization is not so restrictive that your hands are tied.

I would be careful stating the 1.25% is an intereste rate, when it is in fact the PAYMENT RATE.

This is only a lease with a one page option that gives the Tenant/Buyer the option to purchase the home at a predetermined price at the end of the term and if they stop paying the rent the Landlord/Owner can evict, if the Tenant/Buyer decides not to buy at the end they can walk away and the Landlord/Owner got the benefit of a long term tenant who took better care of the home because they were planning on buying the home instead of just renting.Remember to be successful action is the key...Marv Rousselow

Be careful though, I tried it out and the "zestimator" can be off by a lot.

They post here because they legitimately want the opinion of the "gray hairs" on the site.