I appreciate the advice. I don't drive and don't know anyone in person who is into any form of crypto, so it'd be tough to go to a meet. Nonetheless, I will keep an eye out to see if the nearest city has any events to consider.

As for Bisq, I tried AgoraDesk first but then tried Bisq when AgoraDesk closed. Similar issues, unfortunately.

As for the building contacts part, that might be a consideration, but it will take time and I'm quite sporadic on social media right now haha. Still, I don't have any plans to leave Nostr so it could happen one day, who knows?

Thanks again, going to bookmark this note for later! 

 It sounds like a P2P contact or Bisq is your ideal solution… in Bisq you can post a Sell offer in any amount you want and choose Zelle as the method of payment… you can choose a 0% market rate or any rate you want and simply wait for the offer to be accepted by someone… it really is a fantastic DEX, far superior to other options imho… if you want help walking through it I am happy to jump on a call with you and walk you through how to use it and tricks I’ve learned in dealing with common issues