I find Odesk attracts the VA’s I want to hire.

Rentals may be a more and more attractive option here as housing prices have appreciated considerably over the past 18 months. 

Ask Fodor's or Lonely Planet to put it in their tourist guides :lol: But the grandma and boy thing is kinda freaky.

Why, simply because of its demographics, tax laws, anonymous offshore banking makes the little nation an attractive venue for large, medium, small business enterprise.

We're not at a bottom yetThe secondary side of the market is not purchasing so the products (loans) aren't all that attractive "yet".

I am a foreign national living in Panama where we have the 20 year property tax exemption and among other incentives geared for foreign investment.Panama has and will continue to attract investment dollars due to the forward thinking government here.

I might even fix up the electrical enough to get power up, since I can do all that, and the cost of materials is next to nil, and that will enable me to run fans to air out the property, power tools to do the "puttering around," etc.2) If that fails to make it attractive enough for a cash buyer, offer the best terms possible to minimize the rehabber's out-of-pocket expenses and facilitate the easiest deal.

We have a very large population of folks who commute to NY & NJ for work and a pretty good tourist industry on top of it.

I can see how you could attract the right buyers and sellers with your marketing approach.

If the presentation does not look attractive to the buyer, they will have less interest on your item and spend less time reading the listing.... therefore, less chance of selling your item.