You can also try posting an add for part time work on Craigslist, or if it is a more rural community you can call some local churches and see if they know of a retired person that might be interested in helping, do the same with local hardware stores.   

employees give mixed opinions (alot).one supervisor said they own the whole box, but someone owns a house and i get political flyers left on the door step alot and church things..thx, (p.s., this question does not ask about placing Inside a mailbox, thats already known, or the default opinion: no, .....lol...)

The rules of an MLS usually say that when a buyer has been identified and the property is no longer available, the status needs to be changed, which is probably what's going on in your case - the property might still be available, and the buyer may or may not close, so they don't want to shut everything down, but also don't want other agents to spend time on a deal that might not be available.

My husband Corey and I currently own a condo, a historic church and a single family home, all of which we rehabbed and I now Airbnb.

I know that when the Fed raises rates, many people are shut out of purchasing a house because it causes their ratios to no longer support the financing, it also scares home buyers who were affected when their parents lost their homes to foreclosure in the great recession.But, I never tell people this because 1) They can't handle the truth (actually they just won't take the time to learn it) 2) It gives me a tremendous investment edge.

I was chatting with a guy from church who’s dad bought a place there.

you def have increased liability and have to rely on tenants to keep gates shut etc.

At least you have a shut off T-tool.

He has a seperate job, and is very active in his church. 

Only a matter of time before someone turns you into your state's division of real estate in an attempt to shut you down.