My city also has a tax abatement program for new construction so I pay taxes on the land only for the first 10 years.

Our goals: Obtain another investment property while not having to pay anything for a down payment.I envision that my in-laws would use $250k (equity in current house) as a down payment to get into a new smaller location.

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My Father has been renting us a house in OBX every summer since I was a kid and were both pretty affluent now and I'm floating the idea of us going in together on an Oceanfront somewhere in OBX that we can use a few weeks a year and have it pay for itself via rentals the rest of the year. 

Title company pays off $450k note, QI holds your $550k that you’ll then use as a downpayment on replacement property or properties.

I know it can be done online with various sources, is this the best / trusted route?

So in this scenario the only profit is in the yearly appreciation and increased equity of $6,000 per year of principal payments.Exit Plan is to sell, take the equity and likely use in another investment.If I sell now instead of renting the upside I see is pocketing $85k in appreciated value after paying real estate fees.

Now: Pay contractors what they're asking.Then: Argue with tenants about what to fix and what not to fix.Now: Fix everything. 

Forgot to add this: if a certain crypto is used/trusted more, which is that? 

Would disclosing these terms in closing be sufficient for the seller especially if paying a higher price?