I also think that you need to decide if you plan on buying and holding the SFH's for a long period of time.

I know a bunch of good ones, let's chat because some are going to be more inclined with your end goal than others... for example, if you're just looking to do it for the least amt period, there are plenty of dudes who will do it for next to nothing.

I postvthis to show that big things can happen in a short period of time.

Not sure how long legally you'd have to stay in the unit, but I imagine it's too long to make it worth it because I've never heard of anyone doing that just to get rid of a rent-controlled tenant.You can Ellis the entire property, meaning you take all units of the property off the rental market for a certain period of time.

What are things I should be looking for knowing that this has been in the market for an extended period of time?

@Aaron Winters - In Kansas, there's something called the redemption period.

I like the idea of having one of my biggest "expenses" i.e. my debt service fixed for the full loan period, especially with risk of interest rates being on the rise.  

It's grey as @Jessica Zolotorofe says because there's no statutory holding period. 

So it begs the question what is the best most efficient way to use the equity money in bank i have etc.

I had 3 machines running for that period of time and had total 5 locations at different point of the past.