You will need to find actual contracts and get them vetted.I'd also reccomend a mentor who specializes in these transactions, and learning other strategies than just one in case lease optioning doesn't  work since it's only attractive to certain parties with certain situations.Just my 2 pennies.

If it won't cash-flow, perhaps your next best bet is to attract local Flippers who specialize in rehabbing for the retail Owner-occupier market?

@Shanda WilliamsMany Realtors will make an installment sale look not attractive.Here are steps I take to make installment sales attractive.3 columns1.

Maybe in your market there is something attractive about the REO's that draw the good agents to that area.  

." * Learned how to launch a website - not hard but definitely time-consuming ^^ * And of course, helping to organize this meetup that continues to attract investors from all over who are interested in learning, networking, and empowering themselves with knowledge and contacts.Part of the reason I write these posts is that my path into real estate investing has been 'non-conventional' and maybe it can help others looking for a way to start out.I couldn't do the traditional driving for dollars as I'm an ocean away.

If  you talk about how you cover your down side more than all the money you will make per deal you will attract long term stable investors that want a fair return that people who are just chasing ridiculous returns. 3.

Although attracting traffic to your ads can sometimes be a challenge, it doesn't cost anything to post an ad.  

I recently discovered this community via google search, and as someone who is aspiring for Financial Independence, Buy and Hold Real Estate Investing looked very attractive to me. 

And I would really be sure about the the C area becoming a B area / attracting those companies, etc. 

Not all buildings have to be new construction, just look at so many of the older retail buildings in Fullerton that have national tenants, but what owners of older functionally obsolete buildings are doing is completely redeveloping the interior and exterior of their properties to attract a better credit tenant and achieve higher rents.