It takes about 2-3 days depending on the size of the home.

They are priced in a rational way (based on NOI) and the market is a lot more stable , the lending in more easy to get and based on the buildings metrics, etc sometimes its hard to find that size building and a 4 plex would be ok too.... just be sure it is selling based on NOI, and not comps.... i also suggest you start reading about commercial lending, the financial metrics of MFH etc.

House size, # of BRs, Logistics, location recs?

Would you all recommend going with the highest ROI deal regardless of the deal size or to take a smaller ROI but also a smaller investment amount to get my feet wet and to learn the ropes without a lot of skin in the game?

Instead, charge a monthly pet fee based on the type, age, and size of the pet.

If you do a good job you can either do more or bigger deal flow or reduce your cost of capital for a fixed size of deal flow. 

The closest house in comparison that I could find sold in 2016 for $304,900 and is about 400 sqft smaller with a similar age, layout, lot size and golf course view.

They are also smaller loan sizes.

And the size deals you do will determine which brokerages you will likely connect with.

Size is what dictates this.