SO, would you mind please informing me of what I need to know (right after the part about starting with an experienced commercial realtor) What a realtors part would usually entail, what buyers should be doing.Don't be gentle.

A couple of twists here... 1. 

Another twist is that one of these properties is commercial, so that may complicate how a traditional lender writes up the note.

So I guess, if it means I end up in some twisted scenario as you describe, then bring it. 

Meanwhile the owner has a means to recoup equity while still holding the property.Actually, what you're describing is wholesaling....with the totally unnecessary added twist of paying the seller for the right to wholesale his property

There were many twists and turns to this deal.

@Kevin Paglia I think you have the concept of a double, single, home run twisted. 

On a positive note...who cares that they twist my arm to pay the 10% penalty....it's only 20k on 200k.

So this is a fairly simple situation, but need some clarification on the financing. We are closing on a house that I'd like to keep as a rental. Its contracted in our LLC name. We are paying cash. Our local bank is le...

I have heard of others doing STR's for things like rough-necks, heard it works well, not sure if I want a business model of clientele who can twist me into a pretzel, but hey different strokes for different folks right.