What banks are most efficient, what sort of fees, minimum balances etc..  

It sounds like you guys need to set up a systematic way to sort through your properties.

Its all sort of a network of people running small businesses from one business.

What sort of down / budget are you looking for?

I own and operate my own real estate porfolio, so I have sort of drunk my own Kool Aid =)  I enjoy real estate so much I am now considering expanding into other areas of investment, such as flips, and wholesaling.

You may find you have an "unfair advantage" which you find an interest in utilizing such as a friend or relative with some sort of interest or connection in real estate or you might find a desire to do something way outside of your comfort zone.

The 'my uncle needs to sell his house yesterday' sort of referrals.  

There just aren't a ton of MFH on the market for a reasonable price2) Investing out of this market (say, Spokane, where its cheaper) is hard as well because I have to purchase and manage a property that is hours away by car, and this being my first investment, I'm not sure how well it would work to be so far away.So I'm sort of generalizing my concerns, so maybe someone has suggestions on how I can achieve #1 given my sitation.This leads me to this idea.  

I have flexibility on timing (sort of) but wish to act as quickly as possible. 

But that strategy usually involves some sort of rehab/repositioning.