I want to be able to have all of each clients homes in their own personal folder and be able to add to that with various reports on each home as we acquire them/

In general I say its a personal preference and there is no right or wrong here, just what works best for you. 

Used our personal realtor How did you finance this deal?

We also have installed SimpliSafe (and signs about ongoing monitoring outside of the property).As someone else mentioned, it is best to have a plan not to go long stretches without checking in person.

T First person I've heard say I look forward to the losses.

So if you support the "tax the rich" movement you should be applauding tariff's because that "tax" is felt a thousand times more on the person buying a G6 or Lambo than on the person buying Domino's and Diapers.     

I am also looking for in person meetups in the Detroit, Ann Arbor, and East Lansing or Lansing areas.

I have personally specialized in SF homes for over 15 years now with Texas being one of those markets. 

If you are only looking to be the person to flip the deal then you need to find someone willing to find the deal and someone to find the money.A HELOC could be good if you have the equity. 

I would have hired a junk haul person to do the clean out instead of my contractor.