They don't have time to take each and every one to coffee and see who is right to help..My suggestion,  You gotta to prove yourself that you are passionate, motivated and willing to take risk, ready to get your feet wet.

We have about $22,000 remaining.

., a 60 day notice is the 1st legal requirement to getting a current occupier out of a property.My question(s), can contacting the family member to inquire about their plans and/or offer some motivation to vacate interfere with the notice period in any way?

@David ZhengI think it’s a great testament to how motivated and inspired you are .

Anyone that responds and shows interest is called by me and I introduce myself and determine motivation.

They seem motivated and aren't using the property but the price I'm offering just seems impractical. 

They also prefer that you remain in the NACA purchased home for the life of the loan.

It's hard to stand out.There are some owner-occupied segments with people who share motivating factors for selling their home.Seniors with Long-time Ownership: often ready to downsize or transition to assistance.Homeowners with Low Financial Stability Scores (FSS): Struggling financially and likely ready to cash in on their asset.Both these categories have additional advantages in that they probably don’t haven’t been updated and may have deferred maintenance.

Trying to decide if we put it all down on our 350k house, and have a lower mortgage payment -OR- put down 70k (20%) and then use the remaining 35k for a down payment on a 175k-200k home and rent that out?

Rents on the studios were $395 and have remained at that price.