From what I've researched, it's the less than ideal situation to be in because of the reasons you've stated.

Ideally looking to cash flow positive on all properties.  

What you want is an investor friendly Realtor who is, ideally, an investor themselves which is a very, very small percentage of Realtors.Yes, you should find an investor friendly Realtor to have on your team.

Warner Robin's is another great market...there's  an airforce base and it's in close proximity to Macon which makes it ideal.

A HELOC offers flexibility and lower interest rates, which can be ideal if you’re looking for short-term financing with lower payments during construction.

Unfortunately it's a necessary evil to weed out the residents that are not ideal.

Ideally, you layout all the duties (Find, Underwrite, fund, rehab, manage) and assign a value to each of those based on how much time they might take. 

Once you've thought a bit about what your ideal wholistic investment portfolio looks like, if you decide that you want some kind of more active real estate investing in the mix, I cannot recommend more getting Start with Strategy by Dave Meyer and the accompanying workbook The Strategy Planner.

Yes, looking for another property now, ideally one where I don't have to live in a closet

(Ideally I'd like to hold the homes a long as possible)Would love some feedback from the BP community