But I ran across an old friend that is looking to sell some property.A little backstory on the relationship with said friend...I met this individual at the Apple Store several years ago.

I agree with Brian that there’s not much you can do from a recourse monetary standpoint but there’s plenty to do from a social media reputation standpoint.

(I have purchased "How to invest in real estate" off the bigger pockets store.

Most have a feature of taking pictures of the receipts to store them for later and possibly lift the important data off them.

I've been looking at a Family Dollar that claims to be among the top 1% of Dollar Tree stores. 

Are you in the section of town where people want climate controlled storage for their painstakingly restored 1969 Mustang Shelby GT, or are you on the developing side of town where contractors just want a place to store excess building material in a box? 

because you don't have access to MLS and other resources, you may just want to take to social media and other means to advertise the deal.  

I wanted to get my feet wet and saw the potential for growth in the short and long term with nearby transit (Commuter Rail Station and discussions of the future orange line extension), bars/restaurants and Target was developing a small-format urban store within walking distance.

You can also buy lists from companies like list source and there are some REI software companies that have a cash buyer search feature.Best way to find motivated sellers is to purchase lists and compile lists from city and county for 60-90-120 days late on mortgage, pre-foreclosure, delinquent taxes, water cutoff, code violation, probate, divorce, high equity, etc. and mail or cold call.Other methods are driving for dollars, door knocking, wholesalers, craigslist, Realtors, FSBO sites, expired listings, foreclosure sites, put out bandit signs, billboards, newspapers, other offline publications.You can use pay per click/adwords, facebook, Linkedin, Youtube, and other forms of online and social media.

Do the demo yourself, scour your local eco store for reclaimed building materials, and buy things in bulk or on sale when you can.Monitor the budget as you go, and make changes to the plans as needed.