I also have a list of rules that is pretty much a brief summary of all of the most important clauses (and the ones most violated or conveniently forgotten) in my rental agreement that I have executed by all tenants simultaneously with the RA. 

C) Both A and B simultaneously in order to save  time during my search and look at areas the seller is interested in?

I can't properly put into text my eye-rolling, head shaking, belly laugh with simultaneous cringe at this. 

The beauty of it is that you will simultaneously be able to live for free, increase your net worth, and hopefully even realize an additional income stream all by implementing the house hacking strategy. 

I worked very hard and lived frugally to completely pay off my first condo in 5 years while simultaneously building a savings account in case of a financial disaster.

My opinion- Establish a few benchmarks such as minimum project ROI for your company and scout both markets simultaneously for opportunities that will meet those benchmarks. 

Many of these sellers are owners of distressed properties and they oftentimes are simultaneously going through tough times - loss of a job, divorce, loss of a loved one, and other hardships.

My recommendation is to simultaneously begin the process of getting everything squared away with the city while starting your listings search.

It seems odd to me that you are having this issue at two properties simultaneously.  

If one does that while simultaneously holding an RE license, one is in trouble with their broker for engaging in NET LISTING.