When investing in high cash-flow markets, I always recommend working with an investor friendly agent so you're able to gain the right insight on the different areas and the risks involved.

You mentioned you haven't purchased an investment property before or been involved with seller financing transactions.

My latest blog - linked here  "UNDERSTANDING FLORIDA'S EVICTION PROCESS AND LAWS"  provides a comprehensive guide to understanding the legal requirements, timelines, and steps involved with Evictions in Florida.

Definitely a question for a tax attorney/accountant, especially with the dollar amounts involved. 

but the exit was the lease option.. 

These days most PMs don’t involve their clients in Tennant selection.They’ll get photos taken. 

If you're doing a rate and term refinance, there's typically not a seasoning period but again it's common for lenders to require it be rented first.If you're doing a DSCR cash out refi, it may not need to be rented first but you're probably paying a higher rate.Your best option is to call a loan broker you trust and go through the options based on your current situation.

I was just hoping to transition it into LTR and since we have newer furniture that fits the space well, it just seemed a shame to sell it all to do an unfurnished LTR, but again, I'm having a hard time understanding how logistically some of the details are worked out with that with furniture involved in an LTR.Thank you again for the support!

My question is, because my agent was involved in showing the home and made offers for us while it was listed (6 months ago) should I go through them or it is okay to pursue this as any other off market property without an agent?

Specifically, I am interested in learning more about syndications, working with lenders, lawyers, CPAs, and other professionals involved in cross-border real estate deals.