Maybe he recognized he’s in a highly appreciating market in his area and he’s not in it to hold what he purchases; just control as much as possible, ride a three year projection of appreciation, then exchange into the one large-roof-multi-units?

The property has direct access to Dupont State Recreational forest (a huge mountain bike/hiking/horseback riding area) and already has 10 miles of trails and a Pump Track that was built by Red Bull.  

The house is paid off, but I'd like to make sure we close a deal in a timely fashion.

They can help you reach your goal, or they can take you for a ride.  

I also close in a similar fashion to how Steven described it above, getting the deed signed & notarized and mailing it in for recording with a cashier's check.If you need help ordering a title search, here's an overview on how to do that:If you need help figuring out how to do a title search, here's an overview on how to do that:Hope that helps!

It has been a rush so far and I plan to ride this high out into my next deal.

You can ride out the bad times and come out stronger.

Sounds like the main thing you can do is continue making on time payments and keeping your balances low, and riding out the (2?)

I would suggest you create a buyers persona - a persona is a detailed description of what your best buyer will look like, example college educated, upper income, kids, no kids, more likely to use public transportation, exercises, ride bike or ride a scooter.

More than 95% of my properties that I manage for homeowners are a plane ride away.