I pay for this service at no additional cost to my buyers.The option can not be exercised if an eviction takes place per my "breach of contract" clause which states:If the Tenant/Buyer shall fail to keep and perform any of the covenants, agreements, or provisions of this Lease/Option, or If the Tenant/Buyer shall abandon the property; it shall be lawful for the Landlord/Seller to repossess, and enjoy the same as if this Lease/Option had not been made, and thereupon this Lease/Option and everything herein contained on the part of the Landlord/Seller to be done and performed shall cease, determine and be utterly void.The tenant/buyer is clear about their maintenance responsibility as future owners of the property per the clause in the lease that states:The Tenant/Buyer accepts the property “as is" on the date of execution of this Lease/Option The Tenant/Buyer shall henceforth be responsible for all maintenance and repair upon said property, both interior and exterior.

We have quite a bit of interest, but are wondering if we should accept applications for the rental before our appraisal is done on our new home?

You may end up being the only one to put in an offer and the bank may end up accepting it rather than letting it go to auction.

Michael Latimer with Remax works almost exclusively with investors.

That's what my thinking was: either have a creative solution that one of the tenants would be willing to accept, or anticipate as OO.Chris Mason, I was under the impression that refinancing out of an FHA loan requires a longer 'seasoning' period that 6 months?

The C.A.R. forms are standardized and accepted throughout the state; they have already been reviewed/approved by attorneys and have been determined to be legal; real estate agents, attorneys and judges are already familiar with them; and some (most) brokers probably require their agents to use the standard C.A.R. forms when engaging in real estate transactions.Whether it's the "best" lease, well that depends on what you need. 

Finally a darker, rich saturated color (or sometimes black) exclusively for the entry door only.

@Marc Roach,I don't think ANY lenders care how your source your payments.Find one which does accept payments online, then find out if they only take routing/account numbers (checking or savings accounts) or if they also accept credit/debit cards.I do almost all of my payments on-line - even property tax.David J Dachtera"Success is not a destination.

They have accepted the fact that you will not fail.

My cash offer that was above list didn't get accepted.