<prompt> Human: Here is the situation: I rent a house that I like very much, but there are a lot of minor things that need to be done to it. The owners of the house uses a rental management company and I have never met them owners. I do not know their name. When I call and ask the management company for something to be fixed it often takes weeks, or over a month, to fix even major issues like a broken toilet. These are things that I would be willing to fix on my own if I was in a rent to own situation. Right now our credit is very poor. My husband and I made the decision to start working on this and hope to be in a position to buy in two years. Is there anyway I can get a hold of the owners of this house and convince them that letting us rent to own would be beneficial to both of us? Would it even be beneficial? Please share your thoughts and experiences. Thank you!  <response>: Landlord here also.Talk to the property management company and tell them that you might be interested in purchasing the house. They will relay the message back to the owner. Odds are the property management company has a realtor on staff that can help guide you if needed. I had one of my tenants want to buy one of my houses here recently, but I turned them down as the property is pure profit for me each month. Personally, as an owner, I would never touch a rent to own situation however. If you guys want to rent it, thats fine. If you want to own it in a year when youre financially ready, thats fine too. Rent to own is too much of a hassle for me to deal with. 