In my opinion the opportunity is in the transitioning areas of Tucson in the Sfh and small multi-family space.

They've asked for a delayed move out so they can transition, which is fine with me. 

This way your equity even is giving you a return.Once your portfolio reaches critical mass, or you hit your target numbers or cash flow you can transition over to paying down debt to prepare for the final distribution phase.However, people need to retire at some point this is called your distribution phase, so when that time comes be sure the properties are paid off by that time to maximize cash flow in retirement.A great book on this topic and more is Gary Keller's  The Millionaire Real Estate Investor. 

I was happy with my results, but I wanted to transition into more passive type investing. 

It is the characteristics that a company has during a transition period from good to great.

(I'm senior management for a life insurance agency, transitioning to LA).

I live in Atlanta and my plan is to start wholesaling and than transition in to multi-family investment.  

I have not made the transition that you are making but my brokerage works with a number of contractors that also invest and I can say that deals are made even sweeter when you can manage a project yourself and get all your materials at cost.

North Park, South Park, and the other areas surrounding Balboa have properties that will do well for you as a STR, but are much more reasonably sustained if you were forced to transition to longer-term tenants.Let’s get together while you’re in town to further discuss the current market dynamics and take a look at a few properties that will work with your goals/level of risk aversion. 

I’m very part time and would love to transition to doing it full time at some point but I never plan to move to Las Vegas.