I really want to give it a shot so I created the opportunity by expressing interest in the property.

I am open to suggestions and criticism.Luckily I work remotely (and so does my wife) and we can virtually go anywhere.. just not looking for high-crime areas where we'll get shot, mugged, or worse lol. 

Just looking for some brainstorming ideas....Before deciding on HOW to try to obtain ownership with $5-10k down, you will need to determine the answers to as many of the following questions as possible to enable you to come up with an offer most likely to have a shot at seller acceptance1.

The market here is already historically hot (prices have shot up and inventory is way down) so it'll been interesting to watch how things develop this year.

Honestly I figured she’d blow it off but she actually took the weekend to think about it and said she would like to give it a shot over the summer and then touch base at the start of the school year and decide if she still wants to stick with working in the business or just go back to work full-time in the corporate world.

For example, if you're putting up $100k you need to see a profit of $10k with a decent shot at wrapping up the closing at the flip end within 120 days.Also, you should make a point of getting both your copies of J Scotts' books http://get.biggerpockets.com/flippingbook/ - and NOT just for reading, but also use for referencing as you go.

Just shot him an email

If you signed a 4 year lease in 2019 and rents shot up like they did you are locked in and now have an under performing asset to market values. 

You've also got to remember that if you're trying to salvage materials, a lot of the demo will have to be done by hand instead of with heavy machinery, which adds $$$.If you want you can take a shot and post on FB marketplace and CL.

@Bruce Lynn That proposal here in Colorado to tax Airbnbs at the much higher commercial property rate comes up every year and always gets shot down.