I tried to help but don't want anyone to feel pressured, so I consider the matter closed.well U can lead a horse to water but cant make them drink.. keep in mind many of these folks were or are beginners .. so they may feel very intimidated to do anything but a post on BP.. and or are worried that somehow they will get sued by this guy..

Always ask if the seller would be open to it, but you are basically getting taken for a ride.

I am looking at a structure for a simple horse barn/indoor riding arena as I ultimately only need the structure itself and cannot find anything even remotely the same price even including shipping to Canada 

Any house can cashflow if you put enough money down--would you be open to putting more down to ensure cashflow in the short term and ride out the appreciation play?

Instead of spending all day waiting in line for a few rides, pay to to 'skip the line' .

They do a Polar Express ride close to Christmas which brings a crowd.

Want to move to a really great Debt/Equity position.Paying off debt goes against both REI strategy of leveraging debt and also inflation, paying off with cheaper dollars and having hard assets to ride the increase in value due to inflation.  

A small value-add resort that offers boat rides would be ideal.

There is the those that have to sell and yes they are probably selling it distressed or a forced sale- but as you mention if you look at this listhttps://www.nmhc.org/research-insight/the-nmhc-50/top-50-lists/2023-top-owners-list/These companies may have some strategic liquidations but they can ride this thing out.It’s the syndicators who promised people cash and took at short term debt because they played the lottery thinking they could flip a multifamily building thinking prices always go up and cannot now handle the debt burden.

It has been a WILD ride for sure!