Eventually, you'll be able to find the balance you're looking for.

I don't know the investor who is working on this house, but I know he just took a big hit against his or her eventual profits.  

They eventually came around and we negotiated no prepayment penalty for the borrower so that was a win.

Now with rentals you still have to find the properties and buy them and yes deal with tenants but eventually you can hire a property manager to take care of them.

My main goal is to eventually purchase a building here to expand my studio and open to the public.

Also, I'm not sure I want to get into a direct confrontation with the daughter and eventually just let myself in with an inspector and end up in a very uncomfortable and crazy situation.

I want to purchase a property that has an old roof that will eventually need replaced I’m wondering if it would be covered under storm damage even though it would be a newly purchased rental property 

The 'why' for seller financing in terms of benefit is the terms, specially those end terms on the back end of the deal when you eventually apply for financing and pay off the sellers in most cases. 

Congratulations on the growth of your portfolio, I hope to eventually be able to do something similar, and I really appreciate you taking your time to give me your honest opinion!

Eventually you end up with lots of "been there done that" stories.