The list of items will probably cost me $15k and take more than 40 days to arrange given that I have a full time W2.

First off, I want to thank each of you for taking the time to nourish me with wisdom!

Since this is our first time house-hacking, we would love to understand how tenant screening process works in real life.

Yes, There are some shorter time frames on 1031 exchange you have to use a seasoned 1031 company. 

This allows you to scale multiples on your net worth over time.

Better areas/better assets are still pulling strong rental rates with quick turnover time between tenants. 

Worst case, open the 2nd app for the video at the same time.

It sounds like an ideal moment to either plow some more money into savings or seek private funding.Perhaps if you find a modest flip you can infuse cash into your system in a hurry and build your network at the same time?

However, it takes a long time to pay off this property and forces me to accumulate much more interest over time.

Thank you for your time