I'm trying to figure out a strategy on buying real estate from the seller (no lenders involved) on payments, adding value and reselling it for profit and thus, paying off the original seller.

Investment Info:Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment.

The market for buyers on QCD is going to be smaller so you are limiting your market with a QCD but we buy/sell homes all the time via QCD just need to find the right parties.  

But I also feel that over the last several years, many groups are getting greedy and wanting to be paid to transact more than buy good deals.  

We finally decided that we want to try to buy our first rental property.

If one has put down 20% on an investment property, how can you get the full value out of that property so you can turn around and buy another?

I live in Orange County and I have been looking into some out-of-state investments for single family up to triplex for a buy and hold to build my rental portfolio.

I'm trying to figure out a strategy on buying real estate from the seller (who owns the property outright) on payments, adding value and reselling it for profit and thus, paying off the original seller.

Becoming a great time to buy. ;)

I recommend buying a 2-4 unit property to house hack rather than buy an individual apartment (condo or townhome).