But the combination of the time and money commitment, will force the folks to stay till the end. 

Send out your renewal 120 days before the end of the lease, if you tenant doesn't commit to the renewal 90 days before the end of it, get it listed for rent. 

Require earnest money...just so the buyer is committed...$5k maybe...How is the buyer planning on closing the deal?

Landlords Are committed for life.A 1 year lease provides you the ability to fill the vacancy at their expense.

Justin, welcome to BP and congrats on making the mental leap to commit.

So, if you go out and network and collect commitments before finding a deal, and you have total commitments for $1,000,000, you should assume that you only have $250,000 to work with.You should also remember that commercial property (i.e., anything with 5 units or more) has a different kind of debt than residential property.  

He felt that the security and commitment of the military was holding him back from reaching his full potential.

I'm a firm believer that if you're going to do something like a new business venture, you need to be 100% committed and that means early mornings and long nights.

This is a 1-year commitment, not a lifetime sentence, although if you buy right you could be stacking the cheddar for decades from your first househack.

I don't believe you have to commit to signing up with them either.