If the property suits our management style, we would then take over tenant communication and accounts receivables.

Perhaps it's time to shop the market for a CPA that is better suited for REI. 

Make sure the title is good (sometimes foreclosures are done to fix title issues that cannot be fixed otherwise, or in lieu of a quiet title suit).Close the property, best before the two weeks is up.Wholesale it out.Sometimes, if the property is under contract, the foreclosing entity will postpone the auction.Good Luck,Jim

From what I read in MO deposit disputes the tenant can file a suit for the amount withheld.  

Good luck with your house hacking goal in Yucca Valley outside of the "stumps." keep us posted on the multi market in the area, lord knows I will be following suit in FY19 if I end up with orders there myself.

Overall, I think jumping into a 6 unit property as your very first investment would be like jumping into the deep end of the pool before learning how to swim on the shallow end.

So I recently purchased another property and have a remodeled inlaw suite I would like to turn in to an air bnb.

Are there any specifics anyone can recommend that have worked well to find fix and flip properties, or am I better suited to get exhaustive with descriptors from the agent remarks?

However, the fees associated with an Improvement 1031 Exchange (also referred to as a Build-To-Suit 1031 Exchange or Construction 1031 Exchange) would not justify doing so for only $10K. 

Keep an eye out for an airbnb possibility - mother-in-law suite, etc. if you live in a conducive area.