Your suggestion to list on open market likely is the best option for the OP.  

I’ve built strong relationships with agents, contractors, and other investors in the area, and one of my contacts informed me that the owner was considering selling but hadn’t listed the property yet.

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I’ve built strong relationships with agents, contractors, and other investors in the area, and one of my contacts informed me that the owner was considering selling but hadn’t listed the property yet.

The old owner unfortunately locked his tenants into $800 leases which scared away some buyers before he listed.

Are their listings detailed with good quality photos?

Also, when you’re ready to list, make sure your priced reasonably.

We get inquiries all of the time on Airbnb/VRBO/etc for large group functions at our properties, even if we say in the listing it is not allowed. 

Not what would they list it for, but what would it *sell* for? 

However, I got caught up during creating my listing because it looked like I needed to have another account (Stripe?