<prompt> Human: Hello all!I had a post about a month ago on this subreddit:That a few people have expressed an interest in an update to.I did all the legwork required to go through with the purchase talked to a banker and pre-approved a loan, etc and then had my realtor reach out to the owner of the property to discuss.As I somewhat expected, he was tough to get ahold of. Realtor ended up going to his house in a town about 40 minutes from here to get ahold of him as the number we had didnt seem to be any good. Long and short of it: Hes not interested in selling unless its For the right price which he wouldnt say what that was, kept saying Give me a number and Ill give you an answer. Prior to this I had established my ground rules - I wasnt willing to pay more than 30k for the lot, though Id prefer to be closer to 20-25. I said 25k and he said double it, and we agreed we were too far apart.He was reasonable, and understood my reasoning behind wanting to buy it to keep it empty, and knew it was not currently worth what he wanted but since he owned it outright hed just hold onto it and wait for it to mature.In the end, he agreed to sign a lease for 1 a month so that I can have use of the lot - with the understanding that I dont make any changes, Im just responsible for mowing the grass, and I can put a play structure on it if I like. I also have right of first refusal when he does decide to sell - we signed a 3-year lease thats got a 2-month notice and no penalty for ending early. I talked to my agent and the property is included in my umbrella policy, so Im covered there.So, in the end, I have the peace of mind that I want that itll stay empty for the foreseeable future, and I dont have to spend a bunch of money. All-in-all, I think it worked out well.Thanks for all the answers and insights on the original post! Quick edit: I did in also speak with my city administrator about the park situationoption - the lot is too small for what the city considers reasonable for a park, and they have future expansion plans in the current cornfieldsfuture development area behind my house to include a park there as one of the cities goals is to have a park within 14 mile of everyone, and my closest one is almost 34 of a mile away now. Assistant: I remember your original post, and Im glad you got a reasonable and favorable outcome, even if it wasnt exactly what you originally wanted.Im curious about the lease though. It sounds like it benefits you, but what does he get out of it? Sounds like he did it mainly for your benefit.Human: Im guessing the current owner was paying someone to cut the grass there andor shovel snow off walkways as needed esp since he made that part of the lease agreementThe lease probably saved him that upkeep cost.Assistant: No walkways or anything to worry about, but the city is constantly hounding him to mow the grass so now thats my problem, but it is an excuse to go buy a riding mower!Human: An excuse to buy a riding lawn mower is always a good thing but dont get too much into debt. However heres some deals on Deeres.They offer financing. But you also have Lowes and Home Depot who do specials with their credit cards as well. All offer good, quality mowers with some cheaper than the others. Been thinking of buying a riding mower myself this year. Well see. Good luck and congratulations.Assistant: I got a buddy that owns a small engine shop and I got a zero turn used Toro his demo one for a steal, but good looking out ;  <response>: Sounds like you keep getting some pretty choice deals. You must be a pretty easy going guy to deal with and nice to boot. Sounds like things are working out. Good on you. 