Here is where my story gets complicated.

Jocylyn, you have complicated questions that cannot be answered in a simple forum post. 

Seller financing is more strait forwardHonestly I’m starting to wonder if I’m just over-complicating it…

I am not too worried about the basic lipstick rehabbing but I will definitely need to hire contractors for the more complicated repairs: plumbing, electric, roofing etc. 

Forest,Access is the hardest/ most complicated piece.

In a very complicated situation, charging a couple of thousand is also reasonable.... he may be acting as an expeditor, or using the service of an expeditor. 

An LLC seems to complicated and costly at the moment. 

Initially I was planning to establish an LLC for liability protection, but after several consultations with different law firms, entity structures seem more complicated and much more expensive than what I need just starting out and with and no real wealth to protect. 

To, me that sounds overly complicated.

@Chris PurcellI'm somebody that likes to keep situations simple, and by letting emotions and how you feel get involved, one can make any situation very complicated.