He is the best CPA I have found, he also invest in real estate and specializes in REI related CPA practice.

Networking is always a great practice and you never know who you might meet there and what good information they have to share. 

I see it as this:   you are making the difference $30,000 and $17,200 = $12,800 less your closing costs and fees when you close on it - PLUS the $700 each month they stay there before they exercise. 

@Tommesa Mobley good for you for practicing analyzing deals.

Networking is always a great practice and you never know who you might meet there and what good information they have to share. 

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

Networking is always a great practice and you never know who you might meet there and what good information they have to share.

Nothing but good exercise.

No, their eyes dart between the clock and the road, long practice assuring them that if they make it to the second light on Maple by 8:22 they still have a change to pull into their job's parking lot by 8:39 and punch in before their 8:45 flex-time deadline passes.

We have purchased a half dozen foreclosures in the few years and I can speak to the buy side and some due diligence best practices if that helps.