The real question is with who and how and at what cost and benefit to you. 

Our customer base would be of better quality if we did.Our business would benefit if the industry actually established consistent operation practices and we got rid of all the mom and pop hobby landlords.

The main goal is loan modification within non-judicial states on NPN's and I know I can get a much better discount, a bigger turnout, and through due diligence, can be handled if a foreclosure is necessary (looking ahead of time into the borrowers background, mortgage history, source of income, The market value minus the expenses, the process of foreclosure, etc.) 

Anyone have any good recommendations for a snow plower/ shoveler for my 4 unit apt in Biddeford, Maine?

Many of these investors are using 1031 exchange tax benefits to transfer assets from higher priced markets to Boise.  

RealeFlow or ListSource should have that for you, and the benefit of having that list could also be if you drill down the rabbit hole, you can find the corporation/person who is buying those houses with cash, so you can try to get in touch with them.Congrats on the new venture with your husband.

I have done a few SFR deals and am mainly focused on long term buy and hold right now, but interested in getting in to small multifamily and evaluating other real estate strategies.

The benefits of Net Zero Projects are irrefutable.

I guess my main question is why seller (a big bank!)

And as a side benefit...I feel that once you put a name to a face and have the personal interaction, they might be more open to working with you (even if it's not intentional).