And my goal of trying it out would just to get familiar so I could potentially buy in a much better market. 

Once you're ready, create a goal (e.g., "I will buy at least one single-family home, duplex, triplex, or fourplex before the end of 2019") and then do it.

This approach ensured minimal holding costs and a faster return on investment.

Assess Your Goals and Current Structure: Beyond replacing your handyman team, it’s important to evaluate your portfolio’s current management framework and clarify your long-term objectives.How are responsibilities currently divided among you and any co-owners or family members?

That may allow you to save for another property faster.

As others have stated, your fit & finish goals should be guided by whether you plan to:1) Rent: tenants don't always take care of a property, so you want to use lower-grade materials and workmanship.2) Flip: higher quality on workmanship and materials is usually required.Regardless, you always want to "Maintain to the Neighborhood".

Keep moving the goal posts back until the desired outcome is achieved. 

Everyone knows who the new person is and the goal is always to mess with them and test them and try to get them to spend their money on the junk so we can get the good ones. 

The book, as you know, goes over the questions you should be asking syndicators, ask Goodegg those questions and get a feel for how they align with your goals 

100% booked out isn't always good and probably means you are underpriced so that shouldn't be a goal in my opinion What are some of the items that are going missing?