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.  

Since the majority of investors are mailing to Absentee Owners, if you mail to them, you will be running into a lot of competition with companies with the deep pockets that can buy these properties regardes of the cost for fixing.Think about working with a list broker who can suggest other segments of sellers who aren't getting multiple offers to buy their property every month.

Think about working with a mailing list broker who can suggest various list segments in addition to the usual Absentee Owners that are already getting a lot of offers in most markets.