I wanted to help them out and minimize their loss and saw an opportunity to get a property slightly below market because of my commission savings, immediate mortgage and maintenance relief, in addition to keeping a lower short term interest rate How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

If the property is close enough, you can also forego the property management and handle it yourself in the short term. 

The property is cash flowing $10-15k every month and has been an absolute juggernaut as a short term rental.

., Arrived), or even short-term storage units.It all comes down to your risk tolerance, liquidity needs, and how involved (or uninvolved) you want to be.

I wanted to help them out and minimize their loss and saw an opportunity to get a property slightly below market because of my commission savings, immediate mortgage and maintenance relief, in addition to keeping a lower short term interest rate How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

.): ~$1600Savings available: ~15-20% of the purchase priceCash to close: ~$34kRehab estimate: ~$34kRemaining reserves: ~$20-25kTo fully fund the rehab, I’d need to come up with an additional ~$15k in the short term, which I anticipate paying back quickly once the rental portion is generating income.

Going to do short term rental as well. 

After years of focusing on my career and building financial stability, I’m ready to dive into real estate investing and start creating passive income and long-term wealth.My short-term goal is to purchase my first duplex or single family rental. 

Quote from @Andrew Steffens: I would follow the advice above to see if you can improve seated comfort but short of that I would not go and replace, at least not yet.  4 stars is good and it seems you will get more 5 stars based on 2 previous to bring it up. 

Purchase price: $178,000 Cash invested: $10,000 primary home own use has an Airbnb/ short term rental 5 months out the year/sometime this year will try BRRRR