@Michael Pendleton I would explore other options prior to paying for it but it does work fairly well in most markets I have used it. 

I sent this in email today to the seller, the creative financing was off the top of my head, I feel like it is fair for both of us and if I default he wins, if I go through with it, he wins. 

I have always performed annual inspections and the house was always clean and in good order, and I did in fact see the tenant in May 2017 at the last signing.The first thought that crossed my mind was that the tenant was trying to get out of the lease early and that this is one giant game that he is playing.

You could probably get it Airbnb ready fairly cheap too.

His actions say that he's actually fairly indifferent about losing the house (and perhaps he needs to be educated on this fact), but he probably doesn't want to immediately lose a place to stay.

Lenders must apply fair lending laws and ensure that they are not subject to any violations of UDAAP when reviewing any lending transaction.

If you're a pro golfer that might be the area where you'll be playing many tournaments.

The training to become a land surveyor seems fairly minimal and surveys cost at least several hundred dollars for a few hours work.

A retail contractor deals more with one offs such as home owner remodels, an investor friendly contractor is expecting to do multiple jobs and stay busy, thus keeping their subs busy, and will do the work for less of an upcharge.Once you have those two numbers figured out then it's just plug and play like stated above.

I play dumb when I meet contractors, I guess I do that to sorta gauge their honesty.