Based on what you're telling me, I'd also advise you to begin the process of evicting/non-renewing the lease.

We have sold a few properties and experiencing this process from the seller's side double underlined that for me. 

Has the title shows I’m about to start the process to gain my real- estate license.

Process is simple. 1. purchase contract2. send contract to title company3. bring cash to closing and you're done

Has anyone had any experience with this process?

I continue to see new platforms promise ease of use, lightning-fast approvals, and streamlined processes.

For the first townhome, we are in the renovation process and looking to screen our first tenants.

In the long run, I want to have properties that are producing strong cash flow (eventually would love to own small apartment buildings and syndicate larger deals), but it seems that focusing on cash flow and reinvesting those cash flows will be a slower process than focusing on properties prime for appreciation or with opportunities for forced appreciation.

They do this on purpose so new people get tripped up in the process and quit.

Statistically speaking.