I assume landlords will also be included in that basket and thus we miss out?

In most cases, the lease survives the sale and the new owner must honor it, unless there is a special clause in the lease giving the landlord the right to terminate in the event of a sale. 

I am a landlord with a unique SFH rental in the SF bay area, I lease out (month to month) individual bedrooms and manage the property off site (I don't live there).

Some landlords no longer use Craigslist due to the risk of having ads stolen by scammers.If you are near a military base AHRN (Automated Housing Referral Network) is another option for listing a rental.Gail

I work with an awesome investor-oriented real estate brokerage run by an experienced investor, landlord and property manager.

Extremely risky investment unless you have already confirmed the HOA is in full support of investors operating short term rentals.Keep in mind your HOA is like your landlord.

In over 22 years of landlording, we have never met a smoker who didn't eventually smoke indoors once the weather turned bad, in spite of our no-smoking policy.We impose a $50 fee every time we catch someone smoking on our property (inside or outside) or have sufficient evidence to ferret out a confession.

This year is my first year has a landlord, and I now have 4 properties.  

The current land lord has owned it for 7 months and is selling because of "Family issues".

I've heard the City of Minneapolis is hard on landlords, making them jump through many hoops and requiring many inspections - and to plan on giving the city around $1k per year.