To find the best community bank, I would post in a local facebook group and ask which are the best local lenders to work with and ask for a specific contact.  

Your cousin should contact the lender to discuss his options.If he rents it out, he must report rental income and expenses (e.g., mortgage interest, taxes, repairs, depreciation) on Schedule E starting when the property is placed in service.

Yes, do not contact them outside of VRBO.

I know it's easy to miss posts on meetups, so if you'd rather I message or email you, please send me your contact info. 

This new twist of claiming you owe them money is a typical scam tactic to put you on the defensive so you won't contact them about the money they actually owe you. 

Off market deals usually have nonrefundable deposits and a clunkier process that isn't as suited for out of state people until they have good contacts in the area to evaluate the property (mostly contractors that feel comfortable evaluating projects for you).

I was cold contacted on LinkedIn recently to discuss syndications with DealEstate.AI. 

Another solution is to simply list it as an STR and say "contact host for long term rates".

.- In between finding these "clients" you "help solve a problem for" (in the language of the gurus), you will be angrily dismissed by hundreds or thousands of people, if you are able to get into contact with them. - In the extremely unlikely event that you get a property under contract, your assignment fee, in many locations, and probably on average, will be less than the commission a licensed broker would have received for selling the property. - You will be at risk of breaking the law, as many states are creating laws that effectively ban wholesaling, and while wholesaling gurus claim that this is not the case, they are either lying or deluded.

I contacted a property management company and they expect it would rent between $2,000 - $2,100.