Quote from @Stuart Udis: Not creative, but good real estate and traditional financing is almost always better than incredible seller financing terms and lousy real estate.

Usually FSBO listings (but there are other techniques).  

Hi Chris, I know you're looking beyond Ohio right now, but I have some investors doing incredibly well with STRs here in Columbus OH.

It’s always an honor to contribute to such an incredible platform that empowers investors to build wealth and take control of their financial futures. 

You have an incredible background that sets you up well for what's ahead. 

Incredibly sweet guy, and was very interested in my story, and shared his which is super inspirational!

Banking relationships are incredibly important in this business, especially as you grow your business.  

At first we thought he was just incredibly incompetent and over his head, and we wearily gave him some patience to get his act together all the while pressing him for at least partial payment.

So the buyer's technique got them a $100,000 price reduction.

Good luck.Ahh that’s incredibly unfortunate.