Ultimately, if you are looking at purchasing more properties I would recommend looking into the Series LLC, as you only have to publicly file the "parent" Series LLC and then you can create an unlimited number of "child" series under it - each offering the liability separation of individual LLCs when operated correctly. 

Read the Rich Dad Poor Dad series (yes, all of them).

May be look into tax exempt securities such as municipal bonds or series EE. 

I would guess most people have felt like giving up, or have been unsure of themselves at some point in their investing careers.Not sure if you have already listened to the podcast episode that came out today (I think), it sounds like it is very applicable to your challenge.Sometimes it seems like real estate is a series of problems that if you can somehow figure out how to solve you are rewarded with a cash prize.  

Looking for local lender in the market who can pull together 3 pre-approval letters in 1 day on a series of 3 4plexs.

They make designer series panels that look really elegant and classy

We are trying to set up an entity to buy-and-hold this property and I'm unsure if the best method for this is a Series LLC or a C corp.

I recommend a series LLC.

Each range has a high and low within 20% of each end.I list the comps for the 3 sets of data within the last (# of days depends on if I'm looking for a market, found a market, or using the market analysis to analyze a particular property in that market).Software then goes through a series of data groupings to analyze for:1 - Profitability based on my budget in the Sold Comps2 - Property availability based on my budget in the 4Sale Comps3 - Cash Flow potential based on my budget in the rental comps 

As a developer or going for a use change a certain series of events have to happen in your favor to make a project viable and profitable. it can be a long and arduous process.If the seller is wanting you to keep putting up more and more non-refundable money then it might be time to walk away.