Also watch for flood insurance as it can kill a deal very quickly.  

Quickly I got into real estate and have been doing my own projects, purchasing houses in the greater Seattle area at the foreclosure auction and flipping them or turning them into cashflow rentals.

You're in and out of the deal as quickly as you can find a good Tenant/Buyer.

In addition, your ability to attract a decent quality tenant will be significantly diminished versus a SFR in a good neighborhood.When going from SFR to MF, there is a tradeoff you're making. 

She's quick, extremely organized and detail oriented.All that lead up to say, is there a market for a part time 1099 assistant for independent real estate investors?

Where is the best information I can get quickly to understand short sales ....

Keeping mind we are often dealing with 10's of thousands or 100's of thousand dollar of transaction value, lawsuits can get expensive very quickly. 

To them that simply means an easy victory over the entity and a quick goldmine in fines and penalties.

What features are attractive to you? 

Cons- It attracts unwanted behavior.