Some enterprising students at the University of Central Florida are preparing to launch a new magazine targeted to their local rent-to-own real estate market. The students won a university-sponsored contest and walked away with $5,000 and a year at UCF’s Technology Incubator to get their publication up and running.

The two undergraduate students came up with the idea, they said, as a resource for people who may not qualify for mortgage loans under traditional criteria but who want to buy their own home.

Some thoughts: If you have an interest in publishing as well as real estate, you may want to consider launching a similar publication in your own market. And if you haven’t take lease option advanced training, perhaps now is the time.

Click here to read more about the contest and other winners.

Jackie