But, before doing so, ensure that you have the ingredients to be successful and it begins with getting REI educated.Don't get bogged down with analysis paralysis.

As Joe and others have pointed out, there are a number of ways this method can turn on you fast, the simplest of which is a change in the interest rate. 

The simplest method to circumnavigate the due on sale clause is have the seller put the property into a land trust before you buy, and then transfer the trust to you. 

I think the simplest thing to do is to leave everything in place, get approved - then sell and transfer to get the down payment. 

Best just to pay and be done.People tend to follow the advice of the "gurus" (including podcasts), many of whom use scare tactics to instill a sense of fear in us, and then find themselves in the same situation you're in... owning a property in an LLC, and finding out you can't litigate even the simplest of matters without hiring an attorney to represent the LLC in court.Thank the gurus and podcast authors who systematically promote half-truths (the benefits of their ways without even a mention of the down-sides) for this.  

It is the simplest and most difficult piece of the puzzle.

Look for the simplest route, and just take your lumps. 

The simplest advice I can give you, is to read their contract with a fine-toothed comb.  

The time period under consideration is also a key ingredient: your above post seems to implicitly assume an annual period - this is both a common and convenient window, but other durations may also be used.If a landlord choses not increase rent on a tenant at every opportunity that presents in the short term, it does not preclude an optimized performance of the property over the longer term.We have an instance right now where we have chosen not to charge market rent.  

While I agree with Jay that investing in these types of properties really is the simplest thing one can do, a large number of the people buying these properties are generally newer investors so they will require a certain amount of education on general real estate investment strategy and concepts.