Had to throw the doorknobs with the lock boxes attached away. 

So you will end up evicting which is another 30-60 day process depending on how backed up is your local courthouse.Also eviction costs are added to tenant account so generally I started the eviction within 30 days of delinquency (most judges will throw you out of court if you file under 30 days lol).

I don't do anything different and it throws me off to know I can get accurate lists this way and then have lists that are all off.

Try throwing in something for your time as well....ya never know, and it never hurts to ask....

You have to live somewhere.You may need to lower your return or cashflow expectations so you can get into a house hack that will allow you to avoid throwing rent money away every month.

I'm currently working with an outstanding VA from the Philippines and throwing a few small practice projects at her to see how she performs. 

I am being more cautious with this, just to throw it out there, since I've read plenty of horror stories about auctions.

Do you want to have good cash flow, but not too concerned about the appreciation, or vice-versa, do you want a fair combination of both, do you want a property that is desirable and rents easily when vacated (or sells quicker), do you want to be able to sell it at a big profit in 10 years and buy a multi-family throwing off more cash flow or buy 3 other sfr's, etc.

It's like buying a suit of armor to bring to a pillow fight.This herd mentality, where everyone blindly follows the latest 'sophisticated' trend without understanding the why and the how, is not just amusing but financially draining.

Basically you need to get yourself involved and throw yourself into the RE world