She sold it to us at a significant discount due to years of deferred maintenance—broken doors, heaps of junk, and more.

A lot of house hackers downgrade their income to pay less taxes.

How do you build trust and present your deals to make them more appealing?

However, the more complicated something is, the more likely it will go wrong.

Most “Gurus”, authors, advisors and experienced real estate investors preach obtaining seller “carry back” financing for property buyers in order to (1) obtain financing when they don’t qualify for a 3rd party loan (2) obtain financing when the property doesn’t qualify for financing and or (3) extend the “buying power” of their capital contribution (down payment) to purchase a larger more expensive property by having the seller provide a subordinated mortgage loan.That’s all and good, but why should the seller agree to finance the purchase of his property, instead of getting CASH for his equity?

With Showings, and mortgage applications at all time low's I would price the property below market on your rent, find a great tenant, and wait 1 more year to sell. 

Any feedback or advice would be greatly appreciated.Thanks for the guidance and hope to learn a lot from this community.Warm regards, Seth Baumgartner

FYI I've seen a lot of mentions on the threads from Realtors and investors from Columbus OH, really promoting that city.

Start by reading the Ultimate Real Estate Investing Guide: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides/ultimate-real-estate-investing-guide/introduction2.

Because you won't have to pay interest and you'll have more of a flexible deadline.