I cant do that plus it makes no sense with a 10 year timeline to hold the property).

I never thought I would someday laugh at this idea, as I do now. 

It is all about if it will helps the sale, in price or time it will sit on the market  which it ultimately comes down to money because of holding costs. 

They have the data and can tell you the spread between 1s and 2s, and also tenant turnover.We've actually seen more demand for 1s as the market softens, because the rent is less, and some are downsizing to save on rentGino Great feedback, I like the idea of asking my property manager.

The many suggestions from this thread however have greatly helped give me some other ideas.

When a seller is in a transaction, the idea is to dispose the property, in a subject-to, he is still at risk and that responsibility on working with you is on him, which makes it a bit discouraging for the seller depending on the situation.I have only seen this happening when the seller was not going out of the city and they were investors.- Contacting to the seller directly is un-ethical, this is not because you are by-passing the agent but because the seller is not a real estate professional, and he might disclouse things that affects him on the deal that will make the negotiation tougher for the seller, in which case it will be a lose-lose situation for him.- You should look at talking with a real estate attorney if you want to know more.

I know there is a way to get this idea done, but I'm hit with nothing but roadblocks.  

I will appreciate any idea from the most experienced investors on how to proceed on these cases to get out of this hole.

Buy and hold?

The idea hasn't left my mind, but I haven't acted on it.