I won’t try to tell you what to do other than if there’s certain properties that just consume way more energy you might consider 1031ing them into slightly larger properties where you could get better economies of scale for your time and expenses.

It was a small $$$ project but time consuming because that was something I DIY'd while living in the property. 

I completely understand all the financial calculations and models in the system and yes, it would have been fairly easy to build one myself, but very time consuming.  

I've done my projects solo so far and it has worked out for me, however, it is time consuming and not in the position to invest all into one deal.

Everyone knows realtors if they are consumer, it's very unlikely a cold call is going to warrant even an answer these days with call screening.

The amount of reading and information you have to consume to sit for the exam is bonkers. 

There are many reasons that adding a single ADU in southern CA is a less than ideal RE investment (i will post a list at the end) but the negative initial equity is a primary reason as the initial negative equity position consumes the initial cash flow and can take many years to recover.As for converting your home to a rental….

I was involved in a bunch of industries—from wellness and gyms to digital marketing and consumer products.

As a few have mentioned, the best way would be to call the listing agents directly, but depending on how much time you want to dedicate, setting and going on multiple appointments with different people could prove to be time-consuming. 

Very time consuming of course.