In response to your original question, closing agents should handle private loans just like a bank loan. 

Aligning yourself with a buyers agent who understands the STR market is absolutely critical. 

Recently, our real estate agent did a market analysis and estimates we can sell for between $575K-$585K, resulting in a net gain after all of our fees of about $100K.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Off the bat, I had a few questions that hopefully someone more experienced can help: 1. do auctions allow financing after winning the bid, or do they require entire amount to be immediately wired? 

Downtown Charleston experienced a significant surge, with home prices increasing by 33.2% compared to the previous year, resulting in a median price of $1.2 million.

So, having a trusted and experienced Realtor to provide you with an evaluation would be a good start to helping you really assess your options.First, I would ask you what your ultimate goal is...? 

Yes I am, I have been a resident of the poconos going on 6 years, and have been an agent for 12.

I'm Tamara, a local agent and investor in the NC area! 

The agent usually get insurance from said once they fix the roof then I can sell you insurance.