To make a long story short: Our tenants reported that the main circuit breaker has been tripping with some frequency, so we brought an electrician out today.He isolated the problem: romex wiring outside the house going to the central A/C unit.

Well, if someone has the ability to apply the amount and frequency to bring it down to five years.......chances are they have the extra funds anyway and should just apply extra mortgage payments and forget this method.

With the frequency of finding new renters it's high touch and hard to do remotely.  

It's hard competing against wall street and all the high frequency traders.

Talk to your agent about increasing your frequency for the searchs.  

Will I be able to qualify for the loans at such a high frequency of acquiring several properties throughout the year using this strategy throughout the year or will I get stuck with the property and my Exit Strategy wont work?

Hello,

New investor wannabe here. I am still deciding whether I should do a flip first or buy a multifamily rental.

If I decide to go the multifamily way, but not live in it, I realize that I'll need a...

I'd recommend typing the address into a crime mapping agency (there are several free ones online) and seeing what the police reports are in that area as well as the frequency.

When I contacted my agent she seemed surprised that I've never had a claim on any of my properties leading me to beleive most people have them with more frequency. 

Another few factors to consider are competition, frequency, and area.