I'm wondering what to do in regards to a situation i've encountered and how to handle it.  

My first encounter with real estate was one of the Real Estate elevated seminars which went over the basics of wholesaling, rental properties, and flipping properties.

What challenges/opportunities, if any, did you encounter?

Vast majority of folks i've encountered are regular Joe's who have a handful (or less) of properties.

Make sure you video the encounter--probably will be an entertaining exchange. 

Did any one encounter any such a scenario?

The problem is, when you encounter the typical, what I call the "Susan Rottencrotch" realtor, most of the time the sellers have no idea about the behavior of their listing agent until they are exposed.This why when I'm helping one of my borrowers, who I have referred to my realtor partners, I like to preemptive strike the listing agent with an:Attorney Escrow Letter Approval Letter  (when possible, a lot higher than the list price)  This accomplished a lot of things, but mostly lets the listing agent know my borrower means business and can easily purchase the property and also the listing agent is then in receipt of the letters.Then if I need the listing agent to open and show their own listing, its hard for them to say no.  

I'm certain someone has encountered this before. 

I want to be careful. that being said...Have any of you encountered this and made the decision to take a building out of your LLC to qualify for this better financing?

You have to get a sticker from the city on each sign which is about $6 ea.I would think that craigslist ads, website, direct mail or driving for $$ would be more effective and you would not have to worry about the city bothering you.