Tell them what you looking to accomplish and then ask what products they have that might be a good fit. 

Seeing it had accomplished nothing but failure...

I find it is more intimate and I get to know the tenant better while still accomplishing the same goal.

All that will happen is a blow up with noise and nothing will be accomplished.

RTO is specifically described in the SAFE Act which was incorporated into the Dodd Frank Act, it is one of the primary reasons these Acts nailed investors (scammers), these deals fail by intent or by design or out of ignorance of what must be accomplished at the end.

The preparation and recording of the assignment to you can be accomplished by you or the Seller.  

Sit down with your partner and sketch out a plan of what you want to accomplish in the "now", the "mid term" and "in your dream scenario", then earmark several hundred dollars for professional fees and find yourself an attorney and accountant with cross-border business and real-estate experience (interview these folks like you would any other professional on your team until you find people with whom you are comfortable) and come-up with a starting point and a plan for growth which will allow you to add organisation as needed w/o incurring a large taxation event.   

I am so excited about the future as we both look to accomplish our respective goals as entrepreneurs and I know we will be rooting for each other every step of the way.

Once I set my mind on something.....I don't stop until it's accomplished.

BUT, they had to fund all of the $3MM in renovation costs with private investors and/or their own funds and had to come to put 20% down just to acquire the complex.What you're wanting to accomplish is definitely possible, but it will take a lot of work and require a lot of capital.