This is where keeping a cool head and using good negotiation skills will likely yield the best outcome.Good luck.

It still seems confusing.Where do I get an purchase agreement, how do I transfer into the investors name, do I put down earnest money???

Have you considered tapping into your existing rental equity for the down payment?

Unkempt lawns, trashy or broken down vehicles, mattresses and trash on empty lots, boarded up houses, bars on windows, dealers and hookers on the corners, the lack of stores or gas stations, occupied properties are dilapidated, etc.Or when Google maps shows stuff like this:

And you can do it with little cash, 5% down conventional is better than 3.5% FHA.House hacking also gives you a chance to cut your teeth in all major skills: analyzing deals, buying process, financing, working with contractors, advertising for rent, background checks, property management.

They had exhibited the desire to pay down debt and had cashed out the parks before us that had agreed to owner finance.

The substantial cash need for large down payment or all cash that most others don't have .

Anyways, I think @Caleb Brown hit the nail on the head.

VRBO shut down two of our properties in JT and Yucca Valley, CA due to accusations of price gouging after the LA fires. 

You can't even drive by and look at a tree before you decide if it needs to be trimmed up or cut down.2.)