He is regarded as the STR expert in the area but he has used every strategy in the book, and should be able to point you in the right direction based on your goals!

@Collin Luckett what your touching on for changing of buyer during pending is not a viable direction. 

Several of the contractors offer helical piers but don’t seem to think they’d be a more cost effective option - we can directly ask about this again.  

Information like: Do you want to manage the property yourself, or do you want to pay a property management company to do that for you, is important to know because it will start to narrow your options.If you want to be more of an active investor, finding the deal yourself direct from a seller, doing some of the work yourself to fix it up, and then representing yourself to sell it on your own is probably the most active you can be and will give you the highest return in the shortest amount of time.

I used Hostaway for the last year and the they recently snuck in a 1.8% fee for our direct booking site.

I moved all of her old retirement money into a self directed IRA/Solo 401K and started putting her money to work through real estate lends.

I'd be happy to discuss our mentorship or point you in the right direction. 

Many investors use wholesalers or real estate agents who specialize in investment properties, or they directly target owners with distressed properties.5.

If so, and you're looking at a purely rental property (not to live in at any point) you could consider opening a self-directed IRA to invest in the new property without having to pull money out and pay penalties?

It is not on your typical zillow/redfin/trulia site as she said it is directly from the seller.