The owners at the time were directed to our Real Estate agent and she showed us the property as it was a good investment opportunity.How did you finance this deal?

By any chance are there any agents on this site from there?

That includes real estate agent, mortgage broker, title company/attorney etc.

Since you are an investor friendly agent that drives for dollars, I would invite you to try out the AI which looks at google images and satellite images to tell you if the property is distressed.

If you’re wondering how much equity you’ve built or how you can use it to meet your goals, connect with a local real estate agent to explore the possibilities.

Generally local agents have one purpose, to sell.

Staying flexible and partnering with a skilled property manager or agent would be key to achieving long-term success.Good luck!

One of my commercial RE agent friends  here moved out there. 

Cold calling, mailers, signs, google/Facebook, RE meetups, RE agents are all ways a whole sales would find deals

An agent told me that 9/10 transactions they handle are cash and not financed - so i think in this particular submarket going in with financing really weakens you.