1031 Exchange and Commercial Rent to Own Property

[Sean Maginess]

We sold a property using the 1031 process and were approached by a business about purchasing a piece of commercial property for them with the intent to create a rent to own agreement.  

Our previous experience has been to buy and rent properties long term, so I'm not sure the best way to go about analyzing the deal to make sure it is profitable.  

The business is currently occupying the property would continue to be responsible for all maintenance, taxes, utilities, etc.  It seems like the structure of the deal would see us acting more as a bank than anything else.  

Thanks for any insight!