There are tons of notes available but they don't all make sense.

Sellers seem to want double what common sense dictates should be paid.

I found that I was being way too conservative with my offers on SFH's that still made sense by the numbers.

If it was a normal state, I wouldn't be worried so much about litigation, but in California common sense went up in smoke years ago.

Once you start hiring someone to book rentals, clean it, manage it, etc. you lose that extra income and then it makes better sense to rent it long term.

I'd reach out to local brokers to get a sense of what their off-market inventory is like and devise a strategy based on all your findings.Best of luck to you!

I think open houses are great because it saves you time, while also leaving the renters with a sense of urgency by seeing other people interested. 

I don't mind being aggressive if the deal makes sense, I just don't want to overextend myself with my primary residence.

That might make sense for someone with just a handful of units, but since you seem to be growing quickly it seems like your time would be best spent working on (or even in) your business rather than doing the bookkeeping for your business. 

It didn't make sense to me because I'm a local real estate investor - I could find local deal / flip / rent/ manage cheaper than homeuinon.