Eventually, I’d like to start using the cash flow to pay myself and work toward replacing my day job income.

check to see if there is still 179 on airplanes.. and then put it in the rental fleet at a very good FBO and then use it when you want to visit your new holdings your 1031 into.. buy RV's and put them in rental fleets.most syndicated RE projects these days will have some tax benefits.. just musing here.. 

Success stories are happening every day,  I have clients breaking record rents on house hack more so than ever.  

However, even up until the day before closing I was  never informed whether the title was Actually marketable or how and IF the liens would be paid off from the proceeds of the sale.        

I'll meet at Lowes the day of, I'll pay on delivery.

Stop hanging out with your deadbeat buddies who spend all day drinking, talking sports, and otherwise wasting away.

I'd rather talk all day and then take a bullet

There are lots of hard money options (or maybe not "lots" but not too uncommon) with no appraisal required - that makes the offer equivalent to cash (closing within a couple days and no appraisal contingency - its out there)The lender still has to ok the deal, appraisal or not.

Ive taken over loans for mainland lenders who were 20 days into the contract before realizing they could not lend in the Lava Zone the house was located in.

However, even issuing a five-day notice can be an important step before filing.