So quality of tenant is irrelevant as accidents can happen.So most of your post demonstrates that you did not really think about it.  

I hope this amount of time will be reduced in the future. 

House hacking can certainly be a great way to build equity and reduce living expenses, but it’s essential to have a cushion in case your rental income doesn’t come in as expected or renovations take longer than planned.

Lots of wrong/bad numbers and high email bounce rate.

I know that RTR positions themselves as “turnkey” but the reality is that they are more of a hybrid model - they set you up with everything you need and facilitate relationships with lenders, insurance, property managers, and so forth - but they are not the actual service providers.

Key is to go through someone who has a direct relationship, what kills many of these deals are brokers who go to a correspondent who are a wholesaler for an isntitution.

They have great relationships with them, but they don't beat them up at all on prices. 

Call them and ask to talk to someone as you are looking to buy and set up a relationship.

You can find both and you can reduce the commission but you may need to do more work.More specific on your questions about price, that is also negotiable.

You lose because there are many other suckers out there falling for the same line and sharing the same low-quality leads that don't translate into sales.Do the math.