Interested in a balance transfer of funds from my business credit cards to a bank account for REI.

Buy it in your name and if you want to transfer title you can but it's a risk.  

They offer 1.5% cash back on charges, and 2% balance transfer fee to pull money into my checking acct. 

Note: title companies hate these... but if you're not using a title company to close and your buyer is willing to accept it, this would (in theory) keep you in the clear if any unseen historical title issues arise in the future.Yes, you would need to get the deed notarized and then mail the original document to the county register of deeds to get it recorded (you'll also have to pay a recording fee when you do this, so call the county ahead of time to find out what the cost of this will be).You'll also want to fill out a Property Transfer Affidavit once the deed is recorded, to notify the local municipality that the property has changed hands (this will help them re-assess the property and know where to send the future property tax bills).Owner financing is an option, but it doesn't come without its complications.

Set up a landlord agreement with your power company so that when the tenants move out, the power transfers into your name.

If they find a bug, they will not fix it.Now one of the reasons is that as technology changes, other programs such as Windows, etc changes, QuickBooks is also updated.The downside in using old software when you upgrade to a new version, all the data may not transfer over accurately, that means more time and money you are spending to get it right.When someone tell you not to upgrade - I have one question - how often do you buy a new car and why?

Yes, an LLC, but you don't have to do that before your purchase since you can transfer title anytime.

You can ask the seller to subordinate (take 2nd position to the construction loan), title transfers, but money doesn't.

They talked a lot about transferring debt as a bank would to fund deals.

What are you thinking about transferring that into!