Leasing your future forever home offers you the chance to "test drive" the neighborhood, reducing the stress and inconvenience of frequent moves. It allows you to establish roots, fostering lifelong friendships and neighborly connections. You can actively engage in the community, providing stability for children in school, developing significant business relationships, and ensuring convenient access to medical care resources. Moreover, you can make personalized improvements to the property, knowing you already possess the home you plan to purchase. Another advantage is that at the time of the sale, the buyer has a rental track record and can qualify for " refinance rates " which have generally more favorable rates. The option fee can be credited towards the closing fees or deposit giving the buyer an advantage at the closing. Having an option to buy doesn'r obligate the buyer to buy but does obligate the seller to sell.