This will save me much more money eventually than the cost of the bookkeeper.  

So if you over 10 hours a month dealing with your rentals you actually will be saving money by hiring a PM. 

Networking, local meetups, door knocking, mailers, wholesalers, online forums specific to your area of interest.  

For lenders, I have access to private money lenders or if you want to go the traditional route, I recommend checking out Coast to Coast - Jeff Weller. 

Many Realtors will suggest purchasing a property using a FHA Loan, to reduce your out of pocket money.

Could these waits be mitigated by going the hard/private money route?

You can use seller financing, or you can use hard or private money.

Could someone break it down step by step for me and explain why yes or why no and if yes how would someone like me with little money get it done and profit from it.10 unit multifamily investmentI look forward to learning from someone that has done it.

Was looking for advice to sell at a good price point but ASAP and do I have to turn that money over to a new property right away?

Money is a side effect.