All in all, your experience(especially construction experience) with you(or with a partner's name) on title will matter the most.Do you have a budget?

Paying 2.4% for total closing costs (which include title search, title insurance, all attorney doc prep and recording fees) seems very reasonable given the relatively low $ purchase price.

I got an attorney at the title company to write a letter, and the daughter to consistently keep pushing the mortgage company. 

Don't get sucked in by the cheap huckster talk of owning a small slice of some multifamily project where you're not on the title and have no control.

Title company is asking the EIN/TIN of the entity. 

If you have an entity with an EIN, and that entity either owns the property (named on title) or constructively owns the rental, then use that.Otherwise, then SSN.Ultimately this has very little effect on the tax return, liability, etc.

We do have a lender lined up and do have an agent.I'm thinking about going straight through the title company because my agent did not find this property and did not do any of the seller negotiation. 

As the title says, I'm interested in acquiring a STVR property in an area that has both summer demand for lake recreation, as well as close proximity to ski resorts. 

That was enough to get me through the door but his company offered a few other things I didn't expect such as an intro to the lender, title company, insurance agent, and property management team.

Also, no offense Account Closed but nobody should be taking advice from someone who charges for services who doesn't disclose their full name/identity on these forums.