This is more of a reach goal for me since I am still in my "collect 4 green houses before trading up to a red hotel" stage, but I thought I would ask the hive mind anyways. How are deals like this usually structured? ...

That being said, I don't have the information I would need to say for certain, but that sounds as if that's a high price for the asset you're considering to buy.

There's a very good chance the issue(s) you face have already been discussed and answered.Ask questions in the appropriate forum.

Let’s connect when you have a chance. 

I recently came in contact with a RE investor who is farther down the line in his career than I am. When I asked him where he gets his deals from, he said wholesalers, word of mouth, and bigger pockets. It surprised m...

You risk the chance of being sued for not letting someone apply that asked.Hope this helps, feel free to reach out if you have any other questions

well, anyone that types in "we buy houses" to sell a house, was obviously looking for a "we buy houses company" right?

Being that rates are up it's another way to offer exatly what you mentioned; the chance to own for a couple hundred bucks more than renting.Thoughts?

This means that you will probably need to pay registration and filing fees in at least 2 states if you don’t buy CA property as a CA resident.Be sure to tell your accountant that you may now need to file non-resident income tax returns in each state where you own property as well.

As another poster mentioned rates are lower than they've been in the previous 18+ months but unless some very surprising economic data comes out between now and when you did your refi it seems unlikely that rates are going up in the short term and there is at least a decent chance that rates drop a little more before then.