The best first step you can take is to connect to a great broker with market knowledge and existing deal flow.

Or, if possible, move into a different property, hold onto this property for another 2 years or so, (your circumstances have now changed) and you'd like to sell your investment property, 1031 all proceeds into a "like-kind" property and benefit from the 1031 tax deferral. 

I intend to buy them 10-30% below market value through my LLC. 

If you bought down the rate it would take longer for the market to improve enough to make refinancing worth it for you. 

A local lender came to my market center in the last year and talked about this....is there a box you can check when filling out an application that can let you "opt out" of the credit bureaus selling your information?

Since you have a background in software engineering maybe this could be a gap in the market you could fill. 

They have been on the market for over 150 days each and he cannot sell them. 

Market Research: Study the local market trends, job growth, and property appreciation to ensure long-term profitability.

Good or bad for the City of Philadelphia and more specifically the real estate market?

And, looking to become more strategic with how we marketing/price our little hotel...we call it our hotel.