It is not common to do seller financing in NZ; it is much more acceptable in the States.

  $850 is way too low to accept.

I'm wondering if he would be willing to accept an offer that has long term tax benefit, I would give him his asking price, the only real problem I foresee in the repayment would be another big downturn.

-Additionally, a lawyer would draft the lease and option contract.Questions:-Will most lenders accept the option fee and rental credit at closing as a seller concession, going towards the buyers down payment? 

In Maryland you have to clearly state if you do not accept these reports.

Less than a week later, despite record-high interest rates, they received an all-cash $1.825M offer from a 1031 buyer and immediately accepted.

The buyer who purchased it made us an offer at fair market value which we accepted.   

Accountants are in such demand, that the best are not even accepting clients half the time.The other problem I see often with accountants on here is that they specialize in larger investors, and have really high prices when you as a smaller investor do not need all the bells and whistles.Another thing I see is folks thinking they need to have a tax professional in their state.

Some will accept lower FICO scores than others, some require that you close in an entity, some won't allow first time homebuyers....just some things to keep in mind. 

.• 3-year business plan goals achieved in under 12 months• Listed for sale at 2026 projected price of $1.875M• Accepted $1.825M cash offer from 1031 exchange buyer• Closed sale in Oct. 2023 to secure long-term capital gains• New Sales Record Set: $228K per unit sale price, the highest ever in Bridgeport CThttps://westfaironline.com/real-estate/bridgeport-mixed-use-property-breaks-record-for-price-per-unit-sale/ Lessons learned?