Followup is huge but I think sales guys shouldn't be beating a dead horse.

The old dinosaur war horses in the brokerage refer to those as "Golden Letters" because maybe they worked back in the horse and buggy days before humans evolved opposable thumbs, but today, nada. 

I was going to build on the property out of pocket and move to that but lumber price's have stalled that for now.

Previously you could exchange all kinds of assets like trucks, horses etc.

See what you can do to help find them a place to live.No sense in waiting, as if they want to stall, let them start now.It's business.

My parents live near a horse barn (probably 300 yards away) and the barn manager doesn't keep the place very clean.

To answer your question, the problem here is you put the cart before the horse, very literally.

Organic farm/hire the laborHand picked cotton farm/hire the laborIf it's fenced, graze others cows and horses for a fee.Bring in some old "Stuff" to hide behind, and make it a paintball war park.Turn it into a vehicle wrecking/recycling yard.Set up hay bales and make it into an archery park, charge admission.Invest in some folding tables, chairs and tents and advertise it for quinceañera parties and wedding receptions.

Call the listing agent and get info directly from the horse's mouth.

.- Strip blinds, lights (leave naked bulbs to have light to work with), electrical faceplates, door knobs, baseboards, any screws on the walls, wire shelving, toilets (leave one for use), broken mirror, cabinets in bad shape, storm windows, shower heads, faucets, damaged tubs (and surrounds) and shower stalls.7.- Repair subflooring, ceiling, walls holes, replace wall panels, door jambs, window sills, battens and trims, subflooring, electrical switches and outlet receptacles, etc.