The impact of #1 is that sellers often are NOT investing (because they only have so much to spend) in the things which the market DOES want. 

Would you buy a house where you had to evict a tenant on day one, spend 20,000 on renovations in an effort to make a great return with current market rates?

Although to be fair all those guru programs are generally a waste of time and money, so hopefully you didn’t spend to much money on that stuff.Second you didn’t mention it but you’re going to need money to wholesale.

Would you spend $15K on renovations to get a $305/mo. increase in rent?

The most common reaction we get when other companies come visit us and spend some time learning how we operate is that they are shocked by how hard we work. 

If you wanted to have multiple VAs able to call in and out underneath the call in number then you would set up a ringdown with multiple phone lines underneath the call in number.Ultimately I think you will spend a lot more money and have more difficulty finding a VA with a cell phone plan that is willing to let you forward an unknown amount of calls to them.

I knew there was a chance that I would spend a lot of energy and money to make the purchase happen, and so I offered a price that was well-worth the risk to me.

That also gives you (or your PM) a chance to spend a little time with the applicant to figure out if she might be a little off.  

If you're willing to spend that amount of money on foundation for this particular property on top of purchase price, why not by another 4plex (if the deal makes sense) or even several 2plex or 3plex for the same price after repairs? 

Ideally, you'd be able to spend some time to build a team on the ground before heading back to CA.