There is a process that is extremely hairy and complicated called a lease hold exchange where you sell your property to a related party and then lease it back after 180 days. 

Go ahead, complicate your life, right off the bat!

.- Lender familiarity issues arise as some lenders may not understand Series LLCs, thereby complicating financing.A Series LLC offers a streamlined, protective, and flexible way to manage multiple real estate investments.Thanks,

It's not complicated.

I am not NC resident , I guess that complicates some things.

Yes, i understand this is quite complicated.

It's more complicated than that.

To address this, we agreed that I would work in the business for six months to verify the financials, which so far align with his POS system.My main issue is that at 23, I don't have strong financials to get a conventional loan at 75% LTV with a ~7% rate, and the seller's lack of financials complicates bank approval.

Don't over complicate it, keep it simple, reverse engineer it into it's pieces.

The US is one of the few places where even foreign nationals can purchase real estate without too many complications.