I jump in a pickup truck- it starts, skid steer- it starts, chain saw- one pull it starts.  

More importantly you need a lender who allows for short term seasoning for pulling out appriased value. 

Without knowing more about the location though, if this cabin has direct water views and is able to sleep at least 6 people, a fully renovated version of your cabin could probably pull in at least $600/night in the summer without much effort. 

Purchase price: $200,000 Cash invested: $70,000 Wife and I finally pulled the trigger on this duplex.

QBO is nice because any accountant or bookkeeper should be extremely familiar, plus it automatically pulls bank accounts, which saves some time. 

I was scanning through permits pulled from county website.

Pulled all the carpet up.

I have lost $ 200,00 on the 3rd deal because they pulled the plug on that deal at the last minute without ever inform the investor to pivot to another deal. 1031 exchange rules are very strict so I had to pay the capital gains tax.

I know sale price is public data, but rental price pulls from zillow rental manager.

. - I think the best suggestion to the owner would be a sale leaseback option as a way to incentivize them to think about pulling the trigger sooner.