Ben Franklin used similar advice to turn an enemy into a friend (although his was asking to borrow a book).There are some caveats here, you cannot be wasting time thus you need to demonstrate that you are taking action. 

I own a 4plex there and I have one unit that has been vacant for about 4 months now and this seems on the high side of vacancy time.

At this time I manage and renovate majority of all my units to keep cost low but most likely not the best use of my time although I'm skilled at it.

An investor who has participated in a subject to transaction without lender approval should NOT assume that they are safe from note being accelerated because a certain amount of time has passed.  

You can ask piliminary questions to see if an applicant is worth your time too if you don't want applicants always filling out an application before a tour. 

Times are changing somewhat though, so maybe over time if they are not supportive now, they will be at some point in the future. 

I have a full time W2 that I'm passionate about, so I feel this process will allow me to time to make sound decisions as opposed to quick fix n flips.

Because the property tax as a non-owner occupied property is about 3-4 times the amount of a owner occupied property.  

He'll have at least $2k per month in positive cash flow and tons of equity when it's time to find the next home in some years.

Hi Zoe, welcome good for you to start early, time is the most important ingredient with investing.