My objective is to buy and hold for the next 10 - 15 years (my timeline is short).  

I would also bet that if the investor is buying all cash that his risk profile / tolerance is lower o/w he would be including leverage and hence, appreciation is nice to have but not the main objective.  

Hoping to set it and forget it for a little while!

LMK if you want me to set up a search  for you like Bill was talking about.

Your "min real estate set up " is way overkill for most of the country.

I haven't set my focus in the areas to invest in yet but I will be looking into the nearby markets such upstate NY, NJ and PA, once I settle my mind in this transitioning period. 

I'd like to work toward setting myself up to purchase another property next summer.  

Setting Appointments.  

Setting up a monthly budget specifically for marketing will help you in planning a marketing campaign.I hope that was at least a little bit helpful.

Currently hold no assets.4) Holding 300K in professional school student loan debt at 6.8%, plan to refinance perhaps at 5%I'm trying to figure out my strategy for avoiding taxes on my high salary/income that will start soon, and hoping to invest aggressively in the next few years in order to set myself up for passive income in the future.