The place is going to hell in a hand basket and you can bet your bottom dollar that property taxes will go up to fund their mismanagement.I recommend sticking to the counties north of Dallas such as Collin and Denton.

Or, if the property is current, you could always take the property "subject to" the lien and sell it to an end buyer that cannot get their own financing.For most wholesalers, however, those types of deals are not low hanging fruit, so they go for deals with plenty of equity to be able to sell the spread.Hope this helps

The low lying fruit here if your pricing is low as you’ve said is the click.

A B&B style house might be OK though.There's also agricultural things you can use the land for like timber harvesting, growing fruits/vegetables and livestock grazing so even if a vacation rental wouldn't work it might be possible to rent the land for agricultural use. 

You will find some in the Marbach area as well, but the other areas should yield good fruit for you.

Conversations with planning and building were fruitful.

I did just that, in the meantime looking for some lower hanging fruit.  

These little perks can go a long way toward sealing the deal for any prospective guest who's on the fence and deciding between two vacation homes.Once you've booked those guests, don't forget to treat them with a little something special, such as a nice “welcoming” basket of goodies, along with a delightful gift basket delivered midway through their stay.

Wishing you a Happy and fruitful new year.

It was a very fruitful endeavor for the period of time I was able to do it.