Staging is the process of arranging and decorating your house to highlight its best features and make it as appealing as possible to potential buyers.

Sounds like a good plan, should have plenty of options available.I would be cognizant of any group you talk with on two areas, the location of the property including any potential concerns of it being 'rural', as well as the minimum purchase price and/or minimum loan amounts.

My wife and I create Real Estate Meet-ups wherever we live (lived in many places due to being in the Navy for 21 years) and I believe that these groups help change that potential energy of potential investors into kinetic energy and make kinetic investors.

Has anyone used RABBU to market their short term rental for sale to potential buyers?  

An LLC is potentially one minor factor that might contribute to the evidence that you are running your rental activity as a trade or business, but it's definitely not required that you have an LLC to qualify.

If you put down an earnest deposit, you might lose out on that if you decide to back out(potentially). look at the agreement.The more important thing is, do you quality for conventional financing?

Plus, Memphis has been seeing some positive neighborhood revitalization, which could lead to nice appreciation down the road.Of course, all the markets you’re considering—Dallas, Austin, Houston, Columbus, Cincinnati, Nashville, and Las Vegas—have their own unique advantages and potential.

Good balance of affordability and rental potential.

They are far more common now and harder to find models without but:1) these add cost to the purchase price2) they don't bring a lot of value3) they can leak or detach and damage the propertyI own around 50 doors and I cap off the line at the wall or in the basement with a valve and a cap so the potential for leaks is 0.00001% :-) 

While the staff at RTR do try to work with you and accessible, it's important for potential investors not to be swayed solely by glowing reviews and comments.