I have contact info for offices that I can simply hang my license at, but I think that foregoing some of the independence that comes with those arrangements is worth committing to a big box broker for the time being.Thanks again, Chris

Kash, you definitely should take inventory of what is place currently and arrange a meeting with an estate planning attorney.  

Wheatie, you might enjoy this:Cap Rate = NOI/Purchase price and you can solve for the value of a property by re-arranging the formula:Value of property = NOI/Cap RateSo what does this number even mean?

Are there any verbal agreements or arrangements between the current Landlord and Tenant?

This arrangement you have sounds like he is acting as a CM...essentially he is a liaison to the subs but carries no contracts with the subs (thats you).  

Finding deals, analyzing , follow up, arranging/managing finance, networking 

Alternatively, consider alternative strategies like wholesaling or rent-to-own arrangements.

I bet there is a line of people in the "regenerative ag movement" that would entertain all kinds of arrangements... sell/lease.

Buyers of Lease to Own have some kind of issue with their "debt to income" or FICO score, if you're good at getting that FICO score issue better, and give the buyers time to pay down some debt, you can sell the idea of the buyer putting 3 to 5% down in a lease to own arrangement.  

The only time we've successfully levered a note was when we had an end buyer for a larger commercial note where we flipped to a pre-arranged end-buyer, but needed the money super-short-term.