@Jack Cottrell"I haven't seen the property in person although my realtor has been there"famous last words.sounds like @Caleb Brown can offer a ton of value here - i'd connect with him

Do not offer to pay more rent ever to make the deal happen.   

Why is the seller offering Creative Finance14.

Are they offering competitive rates and terms compared to other lenders in your area?

Our pretty good Tenant has offered to clean the place before she moves in and to paint it, too.

I've worn three hats in the seller financing world (as a property buyer, as a property seller offering terms, and as an investor that buys seller financed note). 

First person I hired, I also had them write their own job procedures and so on.

They want to sell for as much as possible.Use the broker's pro forma as a thumb to the wind guide for your interest along with the rest of the offering memo (right location, asset class, etc.). 

one of my clients that has a pretty big PM company.. had a unique way of doing this.He offered 50% of the first months rent or 500.00 minimum.. he would have 4 or 5 agents at the weekly meeting handout the list of vacants .. each of them would go place a sign in the yard and first come first served.. he found that potential tenants would call the first sign if no answer they called the next one until finally someone answered.. it worked pretty awesome for him. 

I just received an offer on a remodeled home we did in Sacramento 95824.