.- I thought that with a 100+ unit building the key buying principals thing is location, proximity to job centers, unit mix, and access to mass transit. - Beyond that you want to ensure that you can stay as close to 95% or whatever the variance is occupied.  

Be sure to get a company that is going to take the time to reach out to all your tenants and insure a successful transition.

For investing though, I think realtors will remain extremely valuable in the grand scheme of things.Disagree.Sounds like Blockchain could be a threat to Title Searchers/Abstractors rather than title companies.And title companies IMO.It's "coming" after all of us heheStart looking into it mate and you can always transition your business into whatever the times are doing.We have started looking into how to sell our properties in crypto money but not to be affected by it's high volatilityMuch success

Is it reasonable to have a 2 month deadline to get this leased, before transitioning to a more specialized broker.

Would be great for a revitalization and spur much needed mass transit further out I-20.  

also pay the $10-15 to have your banker pull a flood cert. the question should be if you or a future buyer would need flood insurance for a mortgage. remember if you need flood insurance and its not owner occupied, (I.E. rental property)  when the flood insurance program transition completes the re will be zero subsidy for non owner occupied, so you will pay full risk, that $800/year people pay today will be going to $2500-$4K/year. huge affect on cashflow and resellability. 

With that said I would target properties in safe walkable area close or freeways or public transit.

My wife and I have made the decision to start transitioning from our current job/careers into a real estate-focused livelihood that has appealed for some time now. 

Those can sometimes (but not always) be folks who can run into trouble.Make sure you have a robust screening mechanism and screen them very wellCurrent employment (length & earnings)Evictions, foreclosures, bankruptcy, bad debtCurrent & prior landlord referencesPersonal references (for down the road if they choose not to pay you)Creditetc.People often rent because they are in transition, so if this person is qualified, I would think strongly about taking him as a tenantI good strategy would be to get him on a 6 month or 9 month lease.

I've been there twice (flying there again soon) and checked out some of the up and coming/ transitioning areas such as OTR and Fairfax to get a feel for them.