Your intention in getting a vacation home also needs to be to use it for your own use and the rentals are supplemental.

If you low ball them to begin with > get denied > then offer $100 over asking... well, I think they already got a look into what your intentions are (lock the property in, inspect and drop the price).

Make sure you read your contract with your current PM to make sure you give proper notice of intent to terminate their services.

If your intention is to distribute an existing IRA, solely for the purpose of purchasing an investment property, consider the alternatives.

From what you said it could be a total crook your dealing with regardless of the company he is representing or it could be a guy that has no ill intentions but is storm damage salesman that knows persistence pays off.

So the owner is willing to 100% seller financing, ill just have to come up with closing costs, appraisal, and of course a lawyer to look over the deal before closing. 

We have been building our SFR portfolio for the past few years, but have recently thought about buying fix and flip properties with the intention of using the proceeds to pay down current mortgages or to buy new properties. 

This feels like a minor, but intentional misleading of both the LLC and mortgage - so even if can be done, I'm a conservative investor and wouldn't do it.If you wanted to do something like this, I would suggest finding a RE attorney and getting their guidance.  

You don't have to disclose you're intent to wholesale, just the fact that you're an agent.

He has no intention on paying any money back and will change his number after the deposit is made.