Haul lumber, pound nails, sweep and do all the junk that hired labor does.

Lumber liquidators has a 7mm laminate for 0.55/sqft (sometimes) which would probably work well. 

We are aware of the cost of carrying it un-rented and we appreciate the investor view of unloading unproductive properties.

Obviously someone in town could still be interested in unloading their property, but you probably have a higher percentage chance if the owner is out of state.

I'm told that because of the market in this area my best bet is to unload my place right now, with an expected 6-12% decline in the immediate market expected in the next six months.  

Unlike stocks, bonds and mutual funds that can be sold quickly, it can take months to unload a house even in a strong market.

@Matthew Slaughter The guy that came up with this was in the lumber industry for a long time.

One could be willing to unload a property or know someone else who is and it could fit your criteria to buy.

Hard woods for dimensional lumber .. that does not count beryls and other specialty cuts.. but yields per acre are quite low and there is only so much wood in the main trunk.I got into land and timber for the exact reasons you state. first deal I ever bought in Oregon I paid 120k for a 40 acre with a small farm house  (circa 1992)  logged it got 160k NET in my jeans in a few weeks.. then sold the house for what I paid for it.. and it was that AH HA moment that created a very nice 10 year run buying and seller timber land timber rights .. etc etc.. doing 1031 on timber deeds..

I would unload it.