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?   

Some people have suggested we go to like a local TV station and see if they'll do a segment on us, and my question is ..

The largest segments of buyers will be Millennials at 47%, Gen Xer’s at 37%, and Boomers at 17%.

It's hard for you to fight for attention.Think about other segments - such as Seniors with Long-time Ownership and Owners with Low Financial Stability Scores.

We do not qualify for the "for work" filter (our strict cancellation policy dis-allows us), but one of our quickest growing segments of renters is corporate bookings -- we get a lot of weekday bookings for corporate retreats, sales off-sites, exec planning sessions, etc. despite not showing in this filter.     

If you have a big market, you may want to segment it into smaller sections of town.