It could be a slowish winter but expect activity in all areas to accelerate in the spring.

Starts out slow, but accelerates. 

You could hire more people, but that increases responsibility, adds stress, and really only accelerates the amount of profit you earn on each flip.

The cash flow is very high ($1070/month on $52,000 investment), deprecation is very fast even without accelerated depreciation, but there is no large upside on the backend of the investment because the asset is essentially plywood, a computer chip, and a cash dispenser. 

@Hoa Nguyen  Look up "acceleration" and "due on sale clause." 

The most important thing you can do to amplify your returns and accelerate your investing career is ensure that you are able to get as much of that $40k back as possible via the BRRRR method.

So to be clear, I can choose to depreciate my furnishings on a 5-year schedule or choose to accelerate the depreciation (bonus depreciation) in one year correct?

Saving capital will be even easier for you to accelerate being dual-mil.I have been lucky and the stock market has really grown that $25k.

I know of many people who dive into a mentorship program, and it can accelerate the process.

It could be time consuming so if you want to accelerate your RE investing journey you might be better off just hiring a manager off the bat and using that extra time to focus on your next deal.