Would love to get some feedback on this strategy I just did: Instead of waiting 30-45 days to secure a regular conventional loan to purchase my rental property, I decided to get an unsecured loan from the bank instead.

We're able to compensate for that by requiring a co-signer (no double deposits allowed in NH), but the inability to validate identity on the screening platform through questions based on credit bureau records prevented him from being able to complete the eviction and criminal history screening.

I have been a regular member for 5 years now.

You should continue inspecting regularly (3-6 months depending on quality of units and tenants).

They much more expensive than a regular 1031 (think $4K - 6K more)2.

Maybe bungalows are hot in your area which is why they sell for more even though they are identical in sq ft to other homes.Days on market is very important. 

I attend a regular real estate Meetup groups and have connected with someone that is a Property Manager and she thinks it is one of the good ways to start in the business if I plan on owning my own properties.

I've done regular wholesale deals but haven't done REOs yet. 

If you could regularly rent the house for 1200 a month to a family, you can rent the same house for 2k a month ($500/room) to 4 college students. 

If condo conversion is your ultimate goal, you might run into trouble with ADU, as opposed to a regular cookie cutter duplex.