Would it just be a double close to pay off the seller financing and I walk away with the appreciation and cash flow earned while under my control?

If the owner redeems, they also have to pay your legal fees for the ejectment, though.2.

In other words, the deal should pencil whether you finance it or pay cash for it.

I told them I didn't want to do the consortium deal, so they offered me another one where I would need to pay a 30k USD down payment and have an EIGHT PERCENT INTEREST RATE.

I'd be using the BRRR strategy to pay back the credit cards. 

Conservative LTV first trust deeds are currently paying over 9%  and generate good cash flow when buying doesn’t make sense.

They would also pay the taxes.  

I’m looking to connect with someone to help discuss the process so I can get with my city to gain a grant yo have them pay for it vice coming out of my pocket.

You can change your interest rate through refinancing, but you can't change how much you pay for the house after you purchase it. 

I have seen one bad tenant crush an entire 4 unit building with bed bugs, non payment of rent, and drive good paying tenants out of the building.The location is the # 1 priority, after that asset condition is really important.