If you are nearby, if you have ever been a pizza delivery person, maybe deliver a pizza to the wrong house that may or may not be the one being foreclosed on so atleast you can see inside a small portion. we used to just go knock on the door some folks would actually let you look around.

I'd check local STR FB groups and see if you have a local Real Estate Club.You can offer your services there, maybe for free in exchange for the experience.

@Michaela Hayes What about these projects would make it compelling for a lender to offer 100% financing?

For example, the insurance company offers you $100k.

As for offering subject-to financing, this is something that can be advertised under 'seller financing' in our local MLS, and there's investors that search specifically for listings with that marked, so that should introduce your property to a new set of buyers that may not have considered it before.

We stay in contact with this agent and I guess she made a couple of verbal offers for us after the agreement had expired. 

Just like the asking price, just because the owner suggests one interest rate or term doesn't mean you can't offer something different. 

While Treasuries are often viewed as "risk-free" investments, certain real estate deals in today’s market offer a compelling alternative—especially when purchased at a deep discount.Take, for example, a 1,000+ unit apartment complex in a suburb near Michigan.

I may specialize in VA loans, but I also offer a range a conventional, FHA, USDA and commercial lending options. 

I would also ask them about cash for keys since I would initially offer the tenant this.