We've had 40" of snow here this week and flights are still taking off like normal.In these instances I usually take it case by case. 

I'll break down the benefits belowSeller Finance- Sell the property without having to pay traditional closing costs of listing and expedite the sale process- Defer capital gains and potentially keep yourself in a lower tax bracket so you are taxed at a lower capital gains rate.

@Michael OwensIt is fairly common knowledge but I will state the obvious that when you leave your W-2 job, you will be fairly un-lendable for traditional primary home loans for the first bit of time.

Some providers simply sell the property and the investor is left to find a management company, maintenance personnel, snow and lawn care providers, etc.

The two posts above are talking about professional lenders that happen to be non traditional and focus on real estate.

So maybe divide the traditional security deposit for a 12 month lease by the actual length of the lease ($1,800/12) = $150 and then add in whatever you think necessary to make you more comfortable. 

Quote from @Kristian L Snow: Hello there!

So while my language might come off as outdated/traditional to some…my husbands goals are synonymous with my own.

Not with a traditional multi-family, value add, secondary market play. 

I asked the realtor if the owner would be open to non traditional financing.