For a player that big, it felt strange to not find any information on him in the normal REI communities.

Shelby is great and a huge player in the REI game, especially for military. 

One was in a golf course community (purchased at $12K) and the other in a ski resort community (purchased at $42K).

So most people have to resort to cash it out.

I'm making offers on homes near a resort, where a large fraction of homes serve as STRs. 

Quote from @Suzanne Player: The search functions on a lot of real estate sites could really use an upgrade - an accessory apartment requiring the owner to live on the property should be a separate category box that can be checked, but I've never seen this anywhere. 

They are presumably well connected with the local REI community and know who the players are.

@Trent Wyss - If you are looking to get into the commercial assets class you are probably best off getting your license and joining a Marcus and Millichap or one of the other key players in commercial real estate.  

I like the value proposition thoughThe program is more on giving you the tools to find the right players like where to look and how to vet them, not necessarily a contact list.

I did some research with competitors and think occupancy is just hovering at 70-80% occupancy across the larger players.- the whole "raising rents" concept may not work due to the community that it's serving (lower income)- generally afraid of massive amounts of lay payments (which is part of the current problem)Thanks for the help, all