Keep it in your vest pocket for a bit, I can parlay that offer 'carrot', into them showing /walking me through the house at times when appropriate.Summary: you will start- off often something like: 'would you like a cash offer on your home?'

I would wager that there is something in one or all of those units that the owner doesn't want you to see.

Implement a marketing campaign where you parlay your direct mail pieces (4) with cold calling, and email sequences. 

@Carlos Cuervo I think it's possible, but I'd wager most lenders would want to qualify both of you on a single loan provided you showed who owns what percentage of the property.I'd argue it would be easier to secure the loan via a business entity (LLCs are easier to maintain).

I'd recommend looking into the property taxes of some new construction to see if that is the case up there too (i'd wager it is). 

This happened with my university (USC, near downtown LA) right around the time I was graduating 20 years ago, and I wager the folks who bought those properties made a lot of money on those deals. 

The market is so well I want to sell now and parlay that money into a better property.  

The savings is significant and I would wager, offset the tax paid.If you already own a home and you're looking for an investor property, keep doing what you're doing and just go with a no income verification loan.  

I want to get a portfolio of either single family homes or small multi-families with my goal of 3 properties in two years and 6 in four years.The problem I have and that is hard to research is how to take that first property and parlay it into the second and third etc. 

I'd wager the only reason you even noticed was because of the close proximity to the counter and the fact that you happen to be focusing on it at the time.