And that's not a sarcastic question, possible answers include but are not limited to...If management/ownership has been lazy and there's a lot of vacancy or below market units, that you can rent out and/or bring up to current market, then maybe you offer a little bit more for that upside potential. 

It really depends on your situation and you probably have low or small transfer taxes not sure of your exact location.In PA just transfer taxes alone depending on your valuations may deter some owners. 

I may even move into my little bungalow eventually when I get off the road working (oil and gas industry ) my W2 job.

I went into contract with him just a little over what I would normally pay.

You can look up cash buyers on propwire free, and reach out to the LLC owners by looking them up, or call the agent and ask them.Another option would be to find some private money lenders, and get them to go down on a hard money loan with you, unless you can get all the capital from one person alone (this is very difficult because most people won't loan that much to someone new to real estate). 

You may also need a different insurance policy since it would be a rental and not owner occupied.

Makes me a feel a little better about the situation as it’s my first house hack. 

If you rent, consider up to 96.5% LTV owner occupied (OO) vs 80% LTV for conventional non-OO purchase.  

I market direct to owners.4.

I have been growing the real estate sales side of my business over the last few years and am looking to spend a little bit more time on the investing side in the coming years.