It takes a while to get going, but if you put your mind to it the snowball effect starts to come into play. 

When it comes to rentals it effects the rent pricing and how competitive an area can be.

Be sure to check out the free tools BP provides to help analyze deals you may have and also market insights.

I can’t see how to BRRRR effectively with these properties.

I'm currently working on a tool that will help fix and flippers and BRRRR investors with managing their projects and also creating a service for investors to pre-vet and replace labor quickly.

Have you used the agent finder tool on BP?

You can use a free tool like TenantCloud.

The "seller" never transferred title and the in-place loan remained in effect.

Not sure how much effect it will have in the very short term going into slower months for real estate and other sectors. 

It is true a manager will likely take around 20% but a good manager can save you money through effective preventative maintenance, and can gain revenue through better pricing, marketing on more channels + direct bookings, and more.