I would be interested to learn about whether Patrick H. is involved in a project or sitting tight.

Lets say you are sitting on auction and you entered the winning bid.

of all the turnkey people on BP I have talked to ,none have the property done and sitting there to sell.  

@Edward Adekanbi My two pennies,Go to your local community college and enroll in classes to earn credits toward being able to sit for your state RE license exam.  

My concern is that my unit will sit vacant for too long a period.

Leave some meat on bone for buyer- as the spread would be great for you.Not a big fan of seller financing with major repairs needed unless you have money to pay for repairs- lots of variables here.Good luck but this looks like a fix, refi and hold- as long as you can cash flow.

However, sometimes it's nice to sit down face-to-face to chat about real estate investing.  

The A seller owns the house outright and it has been sitting vacant for 12 years.

And its likely that house would sit on the market for some months.

Trying to find the opportunity for a flip has been difficult as prices have come up quick and fast and now they are sitting on the market again.