@Patrick Fanning - I think the advise you have gotten so far is pretty good (I'd recommend getting an energy audit from energizeCT). 

I am 15 minutes from Disney, with normal traffic, and have a nice place with full 5 star ratings and we're just battling the bottom feeders here all day long. 

However, when I design my own house in the future, I plan to accomplish this in addition to other green energy features.

It is a much more affordable market to get into, yet we are seeing great appreciation returns, with a stable job market to include education, solar, energy, manufacturing and military presence requiring housing for all.

Let me add, despite the criticism here, his books are extremely well reviewed, the one I bought had been 4.8 out of 5 stars on Amazon at the time.

What other strategies in real estate investing should I divert my energy towards and look at? 

I've used All-Star Property Management for a couple of years now.  

I really wanted to have a good experience with them and I'm so disappointed that I didn't get to enjoy that 5-star experience that so many people raved about in their google reviews.But this has been...a joke.

Along with negotiating the feasibility period and due diligence periods I'd concurrently do 2 things based on your plan:1. talk to the solar companies in the area and understand their site selection process, how they structure their deals, how they operate, etc. 2. talk to the power company and see if they need more renewable energy and if building another solar project in that area makes sense. 

Meaning listing a home for sale will require MORE actions, efforts, energy, intelligence.