In fact, if you aren't, then you're probably not doing enough of the right things.

You should have your own agent working for you if selling agents aren't helping.

However, you will have to take into consideration that the VA entitlements aren't limitless, there are caps you can use depending on the county in the state where you at stationed.

There aren't any meet ups set up right now, but if there are enough people interested I'd be happy to help facilitate.

There aren't a number of similar properties with which to compare value, which you need for conventional financing.If you buy this one, it is guaranteed that you will learn a lot about real estate investing.  

Chase bank has an ACH collections service, but I wasn't accepted because I guess they aren't doing it for rent collection any longer...

@Gregorio MartinezIn my experience, if you aren’t using an acquisitions agent that specializes in investment properties (and I mean actual specialization) you are wasting your time.

Would working with a property manager also be helpful in terms of making the income stream as passive as possible if the costs aren't that high?

I always tell folks that so long as you aren't buying in high volume (I.e. apartment complexes of a few hundred units) Connecticut is still a reliable state to invest in multi family rentals.

Title insurance won't help you here... other than identifying the problems that you inherited.Since you are already the high bidder/buyer, just hope that there aren't any real title problems and next time do your research before bidding.