The home is next to mini plaza that has a restaurant, barber shop, and bar.

You can also google The Short Term Shop for more info on the best markets for STRshttps://store.biggerpockets.co...

Jewelry shops, Craigs list and pawn shops.

Also, many times a list broker can give you phone numbers with the list, which is a good way to find leads.One final tip: put business cards about buying houses in local cafes, diners, Denny's, or barber shops, etc...

How much time will the seller give you to shop it to your buyers and is that enough time to reasonably sell it?

Today, it is a marketable asset as it can go to almost any pawn shop, but the value is very volitile and people off the street don't get any where near market per penny weight.

Get you a good ole fashion hammer and knock the boards down.Nahhh, find the owner and have screw gun handy.

I've always been interested in real estate so I'd like to invest in order to diversify my income stream and slowly transition out of my current market (fashion/online sales).I don't have any hands on experience with real estate investing yet.

I figure that I can always shop the loan around which might give them some incentive to extend it.

While not a real estate agent, what I have seen is many people that go to open houses are essentially window shopping and do not really know what they want.