It is a way to defer your capital gains tax on a home sale.  

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The strategy has been gaining popularity thanks to the numerous benefits of rent to own for each party in the transaction.

The typical calculators don't account for the fact that I need to live somewhere, would be paying holding costs such as utilities anyways, or that I won't be paying taxes on the gain (Yay owner occupant!). 

Maybe you sir, with respect, should gain a bit more knowledge before criticizing others.

As you gain experience later on, you might adjust the management arrangement to your advantage, but not until you can convince the investor that you can do the job.The investor: Who are you fishing for?

How much is the potential gain on this house between acquisition, holding, and all related costs in relation to the net ARV?.

The value add could be a mismanaged property, a property plagued by vacancy (marketing deficiency) a property that can be broken down into smaller units hence growing NOI, etc.A move in this direction would serve multiple purposes:a) Buy a deal you could generate greater NOI than a similar 'straight' leased investment.b) Allow you to gain some experience managing and marketing CRE space.c) Provide you with a track record in commercial which conventional CRE lenders look towards when loaning on CRE.

I am looking into wholesaling in the Dallas, TX area and wanted to introduce myself to all buyers that are either just starting out and looking for deals and also existing investors that are willing to partner up with me in my venture to becoming a top performer in wholesale industry.I have been utilizing BP for a year or so now, gaining knowledge from past forums, but it's time too put what I've learned to use and get too work!