Transactions take time to go from listing/buyer agreement to closing. 6 months may seem like a long time but if you're educating yourself on the business while working on lead generation/conversion you'll be in better shape than most people starting off.Another tip would be to consider joining a team.

It will make the pool of buyers smaller and thus the price will drop.  

Asking for a copy of their "schedule E" is a pretty common thing for a buyer to ask.

They have resources at their fingertips to work with all sides: the buyer, the seller, the funding.  2. 

While this will be a 1031 deal, the buyers of our property are willing to be flexible re the closing date to give us sufficient time to find replacement properties.Would love to receive feedback on any of the above markets or any others that might meet our criteria. 

He didn't reveal who the buyers would be. 

Loopnet even has a local 12 unit building offered at 5.7 right now.How are buyers viewing this?

After factoring 6% for commissions and 4% closing costs (if the buyer won't pay them), I could walk away with ~$27,000. 

Most commercial outfits mark up 8% annually.Most buyers make a very wrong assumption that their lease payments are somehow paying down the purchase price and that they own something.A rent-to-own, which is a confusing name, is just a lease with an option to buy.

If you buy the panels on a payment plan, it is a "lien" against the property and when you go to sell the property, the buyer has to assume that lien.