Or, the place could look like your Aunt Gertrude’s house and some elbow grease, sweat equity hustle and two years later sell for a profit. 

After two years I understand for tax purposes I sell it as a rental.

We always submit lower offers but they end up selling regardless.

I'm an agent, so I'm not anti agent/broker, I just think there is a lot of housing supply frozen in ice because sellers need a real partner to work through various issues they have before they can sell.

My wife and I have 3 options: 1. stay where we are. 2. buy a second home and rent 1st. 3. sell our home and buy another home.

Do you need to sell that to purchase the next, or are you going to rent it?

Now owner needs money and wants to sell it.

A few are, Florida Off-Market Real Estate, Orlando Real Estate Investors, Florida Real Estate Search-Buy, Sell, Open Houses. 

I would also consider why are they selling the property?

Can we sell both of these and do a 1031 and move into a larger apartment building?