Though some smaller cities have more reasonably paced markets, the biggest, hottest real estate markets in our country move like race horses.

Lenders don't really care where the money comes from any longer as long as it's there.You can also look into seller-financing but that's putting the carriage in front of the horse at the moment.Best of luck.

@Steve VaughanAs Benjamin Franklin said,“The man was so educated he could say horse in 7 different languages.  

@Zach Horse out of state/out of town investing all revolves around developing a team.

You can do it, but you are putting the cart before the horse on all of this.

So I figured I would get it straight from the horses mouth and ask you all directly.

Always remember, get the information straight from the horses mouth.

Here are the details of the property:5 ac w/SF (1/1) home (in rough shape), 2000 sqft barn, and tons of horse implements...

You're really putting the cart before the horse here aren't you? 

I'm concerned about just a few things: being able to keep the zoning for low taxes (there's currently horses on it), no liens/back-taxes etc, and maintenance required.