@Tim Gordon  you stole my gold rush line I have been saying that for 4 years on BP.. but your free to use it.. however that was one of the best post.. by someone who actually has lived it.real estate morphs or cycles. what we were doing 5 to 10 years ago we are not doing today.and what we are doing today we wont do in another 10  years.I will take it further .. to say even in our markets rehab is VERY tough so about 5 years ago I got into new construction as a lender in possession.. and did  a few then a few more then decided heck as a lender I take all the risk anyway.. so I mine as well do it myself.so other than our day job of lower value fundings for rental purposes.. we are leaving the retail fix and flip space and will concentrate on new construction. less competition in what we do.. as you can't be a beginner not possible to do this without a lot of wherewithal.. 

This will decrease the amount of unqualified applicants while saving you the most valuable possession, your time.

Lot of PM companies are now using online application, so they are never in possession of actual social security number.

Does anyone have experience investing inside the Beltway, where properties may not be immediately metro accessible but still possess strong fundamentals for renting based on their close proximity to DC?

They will retake possession of the unit and put it on the market themselves and not only recover the money owed, but also make a profit- but for themselves.  

We formed an LLC and while we qualified personally, we took possession in the entity name.

The eviction is a superpower a landlord possesses. 

Control and rollDelayed settlementSubject to with right of possession Vertical break upPrincipal only mortgage Stutter mortgageFront porch clausesDelayed paymentsJoint venturesHybrid offersPerformance offersAssignment agreementsCash flow or equity systemsJust to mention a few ideas.

The second question is “do I possess the necessary attributes to be successful in a sales position”?

That is, invest in the recovery of your leisure time rather than give such value away.We all want to motivate our tenants to treat our investments with some pride of "ownership" ("Leasehold Estate" *IS* a form of ownership, or at least, authorized possession).