those that say its a waste of time or money I would put in 2 camps.1. not a real buyer just a tire kicker wanting freedy free loader information from you.2. not really sold on your market at the time.Although a lot of folks buy sight unseen that's for sure..

However, his buyer quit making payments and he foreclosed on it.

There are lots of advantages to the buyer in a seller finance transaction if structured right.

We have no smoking in our rentals but have prospective tenant that will smoke outside.  

Hi All,I'm a new real estate investor who's been trying to aggressively network with out of state parties (realtors, property managers, lendors, etc) for making a potential purchase.Due to distance, I'm worried out-of-state investors aren't always top of mind or receive pocket listings compared to local buyers or investors.

But if it's been 'recently renovated' I assume the juice has been squeezed out of any upside.Bottom line, it depends on the buyer you want to attract. 

Hilda, one approach that will help take the emotions out of the wayby not having to directly talk to the seller, find a good buyer's broker :)And in the meantime build a 720-800 FICO and get pre-qualified soyou're ready in case they don't want to do owner financing.IOW ALWAYS HAVE A BACK-UP PLAN in BUSINESS which is not personal...

You can’t know where an eventual buyer will come from from the overwhelming majority will be looking on the mls.

An empty building can be great for a buyer, funding will be a different story however.

In the Schedule B Exceptions from Coverage of the title commitment, it states a "Memorandum of Option" between previous seller and buyer in 2013.