Listings come from nurturing your database for years, so if you are new, you have to pick a niche or an area that you have a competitive advantage in.

You need a local/state specific lease.2.

Collecting rent rolls, walking properties, learning who's doing the best in our sector/niche and how they're doing it, finding partners, all of these things I'm fairly good at, as I've been doing this for my recruiting agency for the past 3 years.

from my advice rural properties and developments aren't successful and you are climbing an uphill battle. sounds a little niche. we focus on developing and not reinventing the wheel. if this is truly what you want to focus all your time and energy on then visit the closest 5-10 of these that look like the ones you are interested and ask if they'd expand or build a secondary one. do a lot of research before you just take action 

There are SO MANY sub-niches to dealing with distress real estate.

This lender is probably in the residential niche and is trying to get your business for a loan.

Dig into reverse mortgages before pulling the trigger on anything, specifically HECM's (FHA product).

Also would you focus on a specific target market you are familiar with and know the comps like the back of your hand and have boots on the ground ?

I think it could be due to niche cabins still having a strong nightly rate but I’m a total noob. 

There is a niche group of small home lovers and advocates...I don't know if they are still in vogue as they use to be?