Buy and hold if that's what the OP wants to do which is the slow drip method unless you have a lot of capital... what's the difference if your making 250 a month positive or 150... its a whopping 1000 bucks a year.. how is that going to change your life. 

We will have to wait 6 months to obtain a LTV based on new appraised value vs purchase price which will slow down our purchases.

Slow down a little or you'll screw a bunch of folks in that transaction and could find yourself in a lot of trouble. 

If so a short sale may be the way to go - but its a slow process.

I just installed two 24" diameter by 6' deep sump-pump pits.  

People are still buying, but not at the same enthusiasm as last year.Another possible cause of the slight difference is the big investment companies have slowed their buying in Houston.

Things seem to slow down a bit in the middle.

The numbers on this deal look good, but he is slowing down the process at every turn by failing to provide documentation (says his wife runs the props).  

Well alls well that ends well, now about that vacant unit and the slow rehab.... :)

Added bonus: it's about just as fast (or slow, depending on how you look at it) as driving in to work.