Since I don't know what I don't know, I rely on these professionals to help keep me educated, organized, and my business healthy. 

I keep the CA brokers as I will do some referral work through the course of the year and with price points in CA referral fee's can be 10k plus..

House hacking will definitely be the easiest route to getting started in your real estate journey (if you don't mind moving of course).What areas you targeting for your future rentals?

Generally a quiet title is probably the course of action to clear the other named title holder.

I would probably consult a professional to evaluate all the opportunities and risks associated with each financing option.

Assess how your property managers are performing and make a decision on whether you should handle property management yourself or enlist the help of a professional management company.

I don't think you'd have much luck going the eviction route as they seem to be bordering on the professional tenant side of things in terms of avoiding possessions. 

(You aren’t buying real estate, you’re buying a fund.) and of course private capital will never qualify.

I've been following BP for a while and looking forward to continued learning from all of the professionals.

We recently had a rental property where the unit needed re-painted and the carpets needed professionally cleaned multiple times to even get the smell out; which your best bet at that point may just to be to replace any carpeting you may have in the unit.