oh i forgot this is a house not a mobile home or manufactured home but a single family house

If he's agreeable to this, betting he will be, we can refinance his current loan and I will assume half the loan responsibility.

I may add that to my list of things to do. hi jerry,i have bid and purchased a few houses just based on pics , so that's not new to me. but the houses in our area are almost cookie cutter houses and i know how much it would take worst case. i bet your area is a lot different. :)in addition, our houses are in 5 miles radius and i can get to any of them within 20 mins with traffic..you really have to have systems (help) if you are going to take a long vacation. you have to have google voice, an assistant if they have to show the place, a crew/handyman that can access the keys from a lock box and STILL.... it's stressful because it's your property and those people can "flake out" at any point.but you have to train them and you do it by saying "i am going for 3 weeks, you are dealing with everything"... they might surprise you!!

I appreciate the "I BET THIS NEVER HAPPENED TO ANYONE ON HERE" sense of humor - because of course, there are countless threads already on BP asking very much the same question/s*.

LLC is best bet.

Cash for keys seems like your best bet.

Of course none of this means A will happen as a result of B but if your a betting person, and we are, the odds look good that jr lien position non-performing notes will be in supply. 

I think your best bet is reaching out to a property manager.

Have found a man retiring and selling his mobile home park for 1.6 mil, 39 units 100%paying and occupied grossing 186k with expenses 67500.

I think your best bet for seller finance is fisbo's or distressed sales.