Hope this helps, best of luck to you!

Hopefully with better pricing.

Getting help from a TAS has definitely helped us in the past on addressing something like the IRS seeming to lose a payment and being unwilling to put the effort into finding it - nothing technically complex about your problem from what you are saying (just a lost payment), but if they aren't helping you, the TAS helps light a fire under them. 

You MUST legally delead that apartment if there's not already lead certificate on file with the state or she can sue you, and you will lose.

Hope this helps!

Alternatively, I could hope that my next assignment will be in a better market with more options, maybe lower rates, and more cash on hand.Should I accept that no market is perfect and get in the game now, or hold out for a year to enter a potentially better market with more capital to invest?

The issue with wholesaling with a license is taking a wholesale fee outside of the brokerage, which you can not do and would cause you to lose your license.Marketing to get in doors with a license and the ability to buy is fine, but the second you assign a deal to someone and take the spread and the brokerage does not get a cut, you are in jeopardy.You are convoluting marketing as an investor and wholesaling while backpatting yourself multiple times in both posts.

As you scale up and lose the ability get traditional financing due to high DTI, DSCR is the easiest transition to the next step. 

In 5 years you'll have 4 properties that are hopefully cash flowing for you and you'll have enough saved up to buy your first multi-family with all the knowledge and experience.Best of luck in your RE journey! 

If cap rates rise to 6.5% you won't do as well, but you won't lose your shirt.