Problem is coal fired power plants take 10-15 years to build, and last I checked there were 0 being built in this country. 

My options are:1) Hold out, continue to research and learn while saving up more funds then buy a group of NPLs at a later date with increased barganing power from local banks. or 2) Prospect banks now and tackle a deal or two with this amount if at all possible.

Look at the deed of trust (security instrument), you as trustor (property owner) grant a trustee (usually a title company) the power to sell your property to pay the beneficiary (lender) should you default. 

Until then no one has the legal power to contract with you regarding the property.

Get more rent for a i icee apartment or something like that.

Seems like a, "I know a guy who knows a guy, who the bank screwed over," but no one ever stands up and says "my property was taken by a due on sale clause."

Electrician found the power had just gone out.To sum up...I do not feel like I've got a partner invested in my success (what I thought I was paying for) instead I feel like I am a captive customer to increase their revenue.Thoughts?

@Mohammed Rahman shared some great advice regarding connecting with agents in your office/brokerage.In my short time involved in luxury RE, I've seen the powerful effect of an agent's network.

VERY powerful tool.

Regardless of what you feel about vaccines, this would seem to me to be an overreach of government power.