Nothing worse than agreeing to a showing for tomorrow and they find a suitable rental that day. 

So the agents these days are Taught to put this one their cell phone  " Thank you for calling for faster service please text me "  well that ends it for me :)  the few times i try to engage in a text conversation I just get way to frustrated its too slow. theres no personal inflection I want to talk to agents to feel out If I think there is a light bulb on or if they are suitable for my needs I can do that quite quickly on the phone.So to answer the OP  I am not sure what you do to get anyones attention these days in the go go text dont talk modern world. 

The currently sellers want the sale to be contingent upon them finding suitable housing.

I agree with you on letting 1031 time expire if I can't find a suitable replacement.

Some investors just want a property that cash flows and they don't care about the location and others want to invest in a location where they like to visit or eventually would like to retire.

Does this mean that these properties are not suitable cash flowing investments? 

Maybe this person wants to get somewhere better, maybe you know of a better spot for them to go, a shelter, more suitable environment, etc. 3.

Nevertheless, some of the mountain towns welcome STRs for skiers and other visitors.

I’m wondering if my home market is suitable and I’m just not finding the right deals.

I don’t know if you’d want to do a full rehab, but definitely fresh paint, repair any obvious things, carpet cleaning if that will suffice, or replace, clean outside…make it suitable for occupancy.