I would imagine I would still get the house inspected and appraised to minimize the risk.

As long as you are in your due diligence contingency you can back out with minimal expense.

Since our goal is to scale in real estate and we do have the funds, we would prefer to minimize the deposits and invest into reno where necessary and keep the capital for now for improvements, if they arise.

The benefits of selling as a portfolio is that when you do a 1031 exchange, you won't have to coordinate the sales of multiple properties, And this would minimize the amount of individual exchange fees. 

Nothing wrong with trying to minimize your taxes.

A final settlement statement should be agreed upon to ensure no discrepancies.This process ensures that the transition is efficient, minimizes disruption for tenants, and allows you to take over the management of the units with all the necessary information at hand.I hope this helps, and best of luck with the transition!

If your renovations are minimal, you can start advertising right away.

The minimal need for renovation and favorable market conditions in the Jasper, GA area made this an attractive opportunity to capitalize on.

It needed minimal work to get it ready so I jumped on it.

For your first one, I think the condo route is solid because it (should) be minimal maintenance and lower price points which make the ROI actually work with a long-term tenant.