I've owned it for just under 4 years with renters for the past 2.

@Isaac Braun Make sure you compare the policies.My policies are through State Farm and they are not looked at as the cheapest, but I have everything through them and have had good experience with them in the past.  

For example, you want to know if the seller has been doing snow removal for the past winter because one tenant broke his leg, even though snow removal was the tenants' sole responsibility.What issues, if any, have you had with the current and past tenants?

If my contract ever comes over from the buyer, will just pay my past attorney $500 ish if he is agreeable to that without adding on to the title fees. 

After putting aside my dream for the past 5 years, I have found myself ready to move on with my life goals and plan.

Do you know anyone that you could bring into the deal who has done a deal like this in the past?

It's unclear to me if there's a dollar amount min. required to start a fund or if anyone can do it.

Other than VRBO/HomeAway, my best source has been repeat guests and friends of past guests.My goal is to eventually have all repeat guests (that will never happen 100%, but that is the goal).

That loan is for 1st time buyers anyway, you are past that stage.

I have not proven this to be effective, but I think for Jefferson County AL, they have on the tax assessors page you can request a payoff the quote and see the cost of redemption.I don't know if this works for ones that have gone past 3 years.