Sorry for the rant and I even went off topic but the actual question is does everyone let rentals just season the 5-7 years and then sell them off, or does anyone intend to eventually let them pay themselves off and take in the income at some point?

Mine was reminding me at least weekly after 6 months.It's a good way to save some money, but it's also a way to really extend your 'start date' of getting rent, which might actually cost you in the long run. 

In addition to the actual returns, investors will want to know about your track record, the market, the property, the business plan and the execution team.

Sandwich lease options seem to stick out to me because they require less money down on my end because I don't have to actually purchase the home with a bank loan. 

Throughout your week, knowing our criteria, do some alternative searches on your own and actually search out deals for us.

The closing agent not taking funds from third parties is actually quite unusual.

I just went through this and actually had the tenant schedule the repair with the technician a few days later then it could have been.

After title clearing, purchase of property, excess fees, your profit quickly shrinks to several thousand dollars.

  :) Ryan, I could be mistaken, but I believe that the actual title insurance is regulated by the state.  

While they can make helpful suggestions, brokers typically don't go into revising the actual language itself since that gets them into a dicey territory.