Best Answer: the seller is hoping to snag another potential buyer in case the tenant backs out. This guy has a tenant that he rented to with the option to buy. The seller listed it for sale online, but is being honest and telling you his tenant is thinking about buying it.
1 This average consumer unit spent $49,648 in 2007.  Average food spending was $6133, of which $3465 was spent on meals at home. Based on this data, one can conclude that the average consumer unit spends roughly $300 per month on meals prepared at home and roughly $225 per month on meals away from home.
In all, this means the average American retiree (or those 65 and older) is spending about $3,700 per month -- or about $44,600 per year. Using the 4% rule, that would mean a nest egg of over $1 million would be needed to finance the average lifestyle.