These documents would help identify bad assumptions much faster.

She had to get good at identifying good clothes, but what a hustle she had. 

The fact that you are competing with all cash means you are identifying solid deals which is already a step in the right direction

Identify thresholds the applicants must meet.

Once you identify a house (distressed and/or vacant) you can skip trace it right at your phone, then you can call the owner or send him/her postcards.

So I'll take a crack given you've identified having $50K; not sure about buy and hold but open & you believe that homes are at their top end in the C neighborhoods you've been exploring but you want to scale up.

See if you can identify what type of traveler is most likely to be looking for a short term rental near you, and work on targeting that market.

Whether it’s your own businessReal estateStocks etc.Utilizing your time to identify your passions and creating it into your career.I’d love to connect with any other service members that are looking to invest in real estate out of state / overseas.

That said, the 1031 rules are awful.Whoever decided on 45 days to identify hasn't bought much real estate...

Since you have multiple properties you can try out different PMs on different properties at the same time, and over time as you identify who is the best fit for you, turn all your properties over to them.