That average person given limited access to a property is not going to have the experience required to know what to look for.Yes, i would have a couple of your most trustworthy contractors with you when you walk the property and i'd film the walkthrough / take as many photos as you can.With a full hour you can easily assess most of what would be needed to account for 

Do I consider it as an SFH and assess potential rental income based on SFH?

I am looking for a way to log all the hours and activity spent on the properties. 1. 

You can also get into more active strategies like STR and rehabs, but the work required to get in this is significant and at that point you might be able to just get a new role with the same pay with the equivalent effort.Is your entire industry in a hiring freeze or just your company laying off?

It is also my understanding that this would result in large tax returns (from depreciation offsetting my other active income) that I could use to continue to expand my portfolio. 

Just curious whats going on out there- we are not active brokers so not up with current trends Thanks again !! 

Are you still actively investing in the area?

Would you agree with this assessment?

I'm actively seeking to expand my network and build meaningful relationships with fellow investors and collaborators interested in growth and opportunity within real estate.

I have suspended Passive Activity loss that would reduce the gain, but not eliminate the gain from tax POV.