I had a case when needed to clean the coffeemaker and did it during a couple hours, or organized the TV replacement with a new unit in less than 4 hours.And Bremerton is a bit of an hour drive but totally doable for me for managing, and will definitely have a local cleaning team and handyman. 

Our ability to secure and resell the property swiftly highlighted our expertise in maximizing value without extensive physical improvements.

A mortgage company is usually an organization that only lends mortgages.  

Our ability to swiftly secure and resell the property highlighted our expertise in maximizing value without extensive physical improvements.

But I would definitely restructure to remove exposure, shouldn't be too much of a lift to organize LLC's and proper trust! 

The owners may agree to carry part of the financing, but you won't need them to stick around to transition operations.After acquiring the properties and assets you wish, you would either run your own business, or part-out and resell some of the assets.From your post, it does not sound like parting out the properties is a viable path and where you admit to having no experience with vacation rentals or the resort business, you might want to explore purchasing the business with the current owners hanging around for a bit to help you get your feet wet.Regardless of approach, it needs to have legs to be worth pursuing.

Feel free to inquire about their staff qualifications if it's a larger organization.2.

Most organized landlords I know plan on keeping things separate. 

If you decide to lease to an operator, I can help you identify some organizations in your area to reach out to.

But a "quick" sale to amateur investors who just paid for a course organized around the guru model advertised on a cheap wordpress website?