Had you consulted them beforehand, you would have known what they were going to require.  

Do some reading and then speak with a few of the providers to get a feel for what will work best for you.There are specific tax considerations and rules, so be sure to consult with your licensed tax professional once you have a strategy in place, but before you actually embark on that strategy.

Ahoy!My name is Cheng and I am a native New Yorker living, working, learning and investing in Boston.  I am here to learn and make new friends that share a passion for property investments and management. 

Even if they charge for the consultation It's worth it. 

That is where I learned how to correctly utilize their books (later the disc and now the cloud) and doing that gave us accurate numbers long after I taught employees how to use the system and no longer did appraisals myself.Rishel Consulting Group were one of a group of select Beta testers on their new system they rolled out a couple of years ago.

Now I consult, fill in, serve on non-profit boards, and do overseas ministry (Bible college teaching, consulting, conference, children's & orphanage work).

@Doug Pretorius would be a good person to consult as "rent-to-own" is in his wheelhouse.

For tax purposes it pass through the exact same way.I think we could have changed the structure, but it required more time and more money (options that weren't our solution, I didn't pursue in detail. please consult your own legal advise)3.

Once you own your first investment property, consult your attorney/accountant and discuss setting up a business entity.

Again, consult an attorney, I'm not a lawyer.I would do owner finance over longer period of times..