Agents may also have macro data on historical data, local median sale prices, absorption rate, etc to help with your analyses and projections.Networking/build a team: Attend local meetups, virtual meetups and stay active on forums like this.A lot of this will be done in front of a PC unfortunately but if you cut out the noise, you'll be able to maximize your time.Lastly, something that has helped me tremendously with respect to focus and improving efficiency is the pommodor technique. 

However, it started to get a bit tough since he is no longer in communication with neither me nor the seller and he is living in the house.

He is interested in the deal but has been dragging his feet and finding it hard to get on the phone to talk to and communicate with.

Aiming for conventional and not a DSCR loan due to costs and the higher down payment requirement for the latter.With that said, I'm curious to hear your take on what the most cost-effective & efficient approach would be to source a down payment.

Focus on multifamily properties, explore value-add opportunities, and use technology for efficiency.

Avoid the c/d neighborhoods, they are trash and difficult to efficiently operate in.  

Did you communicate to them a time frame for this Bee problem to be resolved??

Also they work Casamundo but their communication between each company is lacking.

Our attorney is very clear about what we can and can not communicate related to criminal background and that is why self-managing can be a mine field when it comes to application qualification criteria.  

You could start off all cash, and have those houses as collateral and communicate that to lenders.