Both are time consuming and not profitable.

The act of changing the oil is not really time consuming but going to the store to buy 1 quart of oil then bringing the 1 quart of used oil to the recycling center can be.

Gotterdammerung: A Very Serious Legal Threat.It alleges that cooperation and compensation is an anti-trust violation that results in consumer harm, and seeks an injunction against forcing home sellers to pay the commissions of the buyer agent.https://notorious-rob.com/2019/03/gotterdammerung-a-very-serious-legal-threat/

This has seriously consumed me, I’m literally at work researching and trying to figure out if or how this could be my fault.

Can be done, just time consuming when you are analyzing hundreds of properties within two months window.  

It has consumed my thoughts in recent months.

USAA participate in consumer fraud along with their business partner seedcapital.com known as Seed Consulting LLC base in Nevada.seedcapital.com is dishonest of raising capital for their clients through their business partner USAA and many other banks who participate in consumer fraud such as BBVA Compass, Citi Bank, Bank Of America, Barclay, Chase and Capital One by filling out false information online consumer credit application and using false Business Projected Income as Stated Income in the consumer house hold annual income to allow for the client to get a high credit limits for start ups .

@Matthew Nicklin I don't think I'm looking for fix and flips, as those probably consume too much time and energy, which I'm not sure I have at this moment. :) I'm more looking for buy and hold opportunities that generate reasonable income in the meantime.

Why not do the least time consuming strategy: Wholesaling?

Homeownership affordability constraints and consumer trends will continue to drive demand, while strong rent growth will support property price growth.No matter what, stress testing and highly conservative underwriting will be taken on all of my acquisitions.