I'm hoping to branch out into additional investment properties but the $950/month that I'm seemingly throwing away makes this difficult.I thank you all in advance for your thoughts and feedback.

I would throw in a few more out there for you like Listing optimization: Rankbreeze and Intellihost, Data Companies: AirDNA, Mashvisor, etc., and guest verification platforms like Superhog or Chekin.

It's so easy to have some magnetic signs hanging around to throw on your other vehicle if you want to go do a bid and not take your big ole truck.I have no answer as to why they don't take advantage of this.....it's just dumb (maybe there's your answer :-) I have the company name on 3 out of 4 work trucks .

Part of the premise of hiring a manager is that they will manage repairs, including efficiency of repairs.Anyone can pick up a phone and throw unlimited amounts of money at a vague reported problem.

Also, you are throwing the word Architect around a lot.

If you throw in the towel after one failure, I'm not sure you've really learned anything.

I would get an inspection scheduled in writing and if they don’t show you keep throwing that in their face if it becomes an issue again.  

If you don't need the cashflow then you could throw it at the loan balance.

I also wondered why for every investment, if I am the only money manager , the result is always good ; the moment I throw my money to someone else,they screw me over.

There was an apartment building where the junkies used to pull out the medicine cabinets and throw their used needles into the wall to hide them.