A few years ago sellers weren't accepting offers with financing because there were so many cash buyers. 

3) We have prorated taxes between seller and buyer for this amount? 

and because of that demand, people will accept lower returns, and the good inventory gets snapped up before a lot of us even see it.the 'best' investments right now are the higher effort / higher risk ones. 

How does the middleman (investor) exit out of the sandwich lease option once the investor finds an end buyer to close on the original purchase price between investor and seller?

It’s a motel/RV park located in a rural market with seller financing on the table.

If you move to NYC, focus on maximizing your earning potential while investing in affordable out-of-state markets with strong rental demand, like San Antonio or Indianapolis.

This imbalance intensifies buyer competition, driving up home prices as demand outstrips supply.2.

There's currently a tenant in the house (who I presume caused the smoke damage), but the seller promises that this tenant will be gone before closing.

It is still a seller's market in many geographic locations, so you can ask potential buyers for an extended closing period and/or with options to extend the closing period. 

Hi Adam,The seller pays the seller commissions and (usually) covers the buyers commissions as well so you shouldn't worry about those fees.The 10% vs 20% I feel like is a personal opinion.