Contacting an Owner About Selling?

[Justin Nagy]

A few of my friends are currently in the process of moving out of a 6 unit building in a great area. The owner/ landlord seems to be a bit of an absentee landlord 3 of the six units are currently vacant. He is also an older gentleman that could be facing some financial hardships from what I have been told. I want to know what everyone thinks is the best approach for contacting this owner and seeing if he would be interested in selling?