Dawn, I'll bet too that your offer was limited to X payments and that the the transaction was with recourse, meaning that if there was a default before the buyer received thier payments, they could hand the contract back to you and demand part of the sum paid back, or you'd be liable for the rest of the payments.

BTW all the classes I took were online.

Plus I can bet your HOA won't like vacationers too much.

It's awesome when experienced guys join up - I bet you have a lot of knowledge that maybe you can help fill people in on about commercial real estate!

Here in California, you can check online to see if the contractor's license is active, if they are bonded, and if they have worker's comp.

Your best bet is to list it on Craiglist and other similar classified websites and other means of advertising to your buyers.

I haven't heard that, and couldn't immediately find it online, but it's possible.

Is waiting until I have finished creating my on-line presence (website and FB) the wrong way to go before I start marketing to motivated sellers and absentee owners.

@Jessica Russell BP is the best place I have found online.

That's a challenge - I'm placing bets...