Whomever you contact, be sure to have a solid deal package for them to consider so they know your are serious and so they can evaluate the deal as quickly as possible. 

I wonder if they will use a branded hotel or will they jump into the hotel business themselves. https://austin.culturemap.com/news/city-life/05-20-20-apple-adds-surprising-element-to-1-billion-campus-in-northwest-austin/

In my opinion, the physical renovations are just one element of a larger problem.  

Unfortunately the seller will only sell the lots as a package, so it’s all or none.

Although we certainly have our shares of outside investors in Boston, I do feel that there were a few elements that are supporting this market in the foreseeable future.

You need a legit PreApproval for the lender to even look at a short sale contract/package.  

Is anyone else using a software package that does e-lease signing, rent collections, resident portal for maintenace requests, etc, so there's even less face to face.

All the elements you speak of are a conglomeration of processes that you will need to manage in your enterprise.

I just paid $72k for a lumber package on 4 1250 SF townhomes that would have cost less than half that a year ago.

Fell free to find a lawyer who's rate is within your budget.Flat rate is a lawyer pre-packaging time for routine activities where the amount of time is relatively well known.