Hi Jed,
We would have to forecast what Scott's documentable income will be over the next 1-2 years from now as well as his savings for down payment. Given a set purchase price, we will know how much income and assets he will have to show when he is eventually able to purchase the property out of the lease/option.
In other words, I can show Scott today what documentable income, assets and credit scores he will need to qualify for a purchase today. If he has the ability to get to these numbers in the next 1-2 years than the lease option makes sense. If they are unobtainable, the lease option is not really worth it.
Hope that helps. - Fri Jul 10 2009, 09:54