I can almost assure you that is will take longer then you ever thought it would. 

If you are tap dancing around 100K to 300K per year, do an internet search for a local Certified Tax Coach/Planner.They are engineered to do Tax Strategy for a set dollar bid and an assurance of substantial savings.

The DST Trained and Approved Trustee may invest in REIT’s, bonds, annuities, securities or other “prudent investments” that are suitable to help assure the Trustee’s performance in repaying the Seller/Taxpayer pursuant to the held installment sales note.

I'm a bit surprised at what you said, mostly because I'd been assured by others who had more experience that the pr requirement was something where you could show the city a bill to the address with your ID and it wouldn't ever come up again.

And not one that you would even be assured of winning in the best of circumstances.

When I mentioned it to my agent, she stated that it would be assured to alienate the seller and would most likely not receive a counter offer as it's over 44K lower than asking and has only been on the market for a week.

Hey guys,I need some assurance to my thoughts.

How can we assure him a deal won't affect the comps or he won't lose any equity that he may have?

Be prepared to show them your work so that they are assured of your quality.  

I have numerous properties in the valley and I assure you I can find others like the one described above.