[Spunky]

"#1- Buying a car repair business AND prepaying the lease for 10 months with $25,000? Either it was a supremely crappy business, or they got an UNbelievable deal."

"#2- Within 10 months, they give it up and GIVE IT BACK to the original owner? Okay."

It could be the $25,000 was just the down payment and that the previous owner carried the contract.

This does happen. My father owned a Mobile Home Court sold it with $25,000 down and carried the contract. When the new owner couldn't make the payments because of the interest rate they took it back.

[ovrtaxt]

Point taken.