As to the lack of senior housing, it's one of the fastest growing segments of the market.

I was annoyed with the segment because they acted like all landlords are bad guys who show up in housing  court with lawyers because they want to take advantage of poor tenants and never once mentioned the fact that the courts require owners using LLCs to hire a lawyer. 

Try breaking down the year into 90 day segments with goals.

I once painted a house in tiny segments over a winter.

Perhaps you could find somebody somewhere that is local (not in NYC), that already invests/works in this segment, and has a few bucks to put in, and partner with them? 

To make a blanket statement that they are bad does a disservice to a different segment of real estate investing that works well for people who maybe want to preserve their investment, but not have management of their real estate portfolio be a full time job. 

I can keep up with each conversation, move them into different segments (IE: Dead Deal, Follow-up, Contract, Etc).

Hi Guys,Instead of asking for any general advice on REO investing / purchase, I would like to know what are, for you, the best resources to learn about this specific segment of REI?

If you guys will be on the top of the main functionality for small landlords (up to 30 units or so), you will win the game in this segment. 

So you would have to buy two of the remaining units to get over 60%.From what you describe unless you are in a high demand location the size/condition of those other units suggest you might be able to make a fair market offer that might not break the bank  (knowing nothing about your own finances of course) especially since the housing market has slowed down a bit right now in seattle,  though of course some areas and segments are more affected than others.How much do you know about the other owners?