We have a property in Crown Point that was put into a 3 year lease with option to purchase in June of 2017.  The tenant put down $3,000 option and paid $1700/month for the rent.  They were also responsible for all uti...

Scenario:
I have a tenant-buyer that has a 2 year option to purchase the house at a given price. They choose to file that option at the county courthouse. The option is contingent on upholding the terms of the lease a...

I recently signed a lease with a local university student about 30 days ago.  Then I received a phone call today from his father informing me that his son was not going to live there even though I got a text message f...

Like many other real estate investor, I seek to buy and hold real estate, and enjoy the cash flow and any possible appreciation.   However, since my target properties are lower end properties that often requires rehab...

Is it just me or are about 25% of all real estate investors, also engineers? As an Engineer myself I could be biased but curious if anyone has insight. I know folks usually have professional background like IT, accoun...

If money was not an issue and i had 100,000 USD on the side to put for down payments, would investing in expensive cities like los angeles be a good idea because of the rental occupancy rate there, or would it be wise...

I'm all for gun ownership, I own several myself, but do we have any responsibility to inform authorities of those you are clearly having mental stresses or conditions that could lead to the Batman shooting this mornin...

Unfortunately I've been away for a few months while taking care of some personal matters, so I haven't been able to keep up on discussions. 
However, several months ago there were ample amount of folks here insisting...

What yields the most income tax return, file married separately or file jointly?

Hi Guys, I searched BP for tax prep help, didn't find any tax prep helps for a sandwitch lease option.Bought on a lease and option.  Zero option fee, lease is the sellers mortgage payment:  $798/mo.  I pay for fix ups...