This approach helps to avoid being taxed on appreciation and allows for higher depreciation in the future.

Overall, it could lead to a more cautious approach to buying and selling, with more emphasis on long-term holds rather than frequent exchanges.

However, in hindsight, I wouldn't take the same approach again.

Where can you develop a team the quickest?

How have others in a similar situation approached this?

@Michael Baum, sometimes base runs are better ;-) It's not a time vs. money approach, it's passive vs active investing.

HOWEVER - if you're approaching it more so from the perspective of wanting a place to settle down and possibly later on emphasizing on school districts, your evaluation criteria will be different than someone who is a pure investment play. 

Is there a better approach to beginning my real estate investing career and scaling quickly? 

Hiring expeditors seems to be the right approach from what I know.

You’ve obviously developed a systematic approach to mitigating a substantial portion of the risk.