Another special lease-option benefit for the tenant is the ability to try out the property before buying. If it is undesirable, the tenant hasn't tied up a large amount of cash in a home that might be difficult to resell. Control property with very little cash. The ability to control a property and profit from its market value appreciation with very little cash is called leverage. Lease-option buyers have this unique advantage.
Longer terms mean greater profitability.
They reason the property is likely to appreciate in market value over the long term.