If you find out why the seller is selling that might help give you ideas on how to structure a deal. 

I wouldn't mind meeting up with you two at some point and see how you are researching properties out of state and structuring deals.

It is also not uncommon for a CPA to be unfamiliar with the workings of these structures.

However, there are some areas which act more like tax traps which can catch people when they aren't paying attention and selling on a CD is one of these areas.My whole disagreement was based on how they are trying to make money by structuring a CD as rent. 

Or was this just a poor structured bussiness model they were not prepared for?

What I am looking for is a book that explains the basics of REITs: what they are and are not, how they are structured, what types of laws they follow, differences between private and public, strategies, types of properties they own. https://www.millionacres.com/r...

Structure of the deal?

A nice mix of glamping sites and permanent structures well spaced over ~100 acres.

I am trying to figure out how best to structure this deal so that we'll be out of pocket as little as possible, but also not have to come out of pocket a ton on each rehab as they become vacant. 

Should I hire a general contractor, civil engineer and structural engineer to put together a plan?