Anything that's high priced luxury huge lot sizes, amazing landscaping, bigger garages, and HOA fees is probably A class. 

For next steps, I would highly recommend you get in contact with a hard money lender and get your lending in place so you can start making offers.

But then again BTC being a high vol asset, what does that look like if it goes up/down 20% when its time to convert?

Her idea at present is going to be to purchase the house herself (using traditional financing - high interest rate) and make the payment affordable for the family's rent to cover by arranging the sale well below market value and putting up a down payment of 30+ % of her own money, resulting in a PITI of ~1500.

Employee Management: Given the absentee nature of the business, how do you ensure quality staff performance and customer service in your absence?

I Just provided them the info stating that their estimated gross income is extremely high.

I currently own rental property in a high cost state, and I've never used a management company.

I highly recommend the book "Invest in Debt" by Jimmy Napier.

(Roeland Park is a high price point area, Which turns into Million dollar homes as you head South into Mission and Fairway.As you head NW, it turns into a C market area.

I tend to avoid looking at them unless a builder is giving a super big rate buy down AND it's not stock.You need to network to find really quality contractors, and then identify a property and buy it slightly beat up & add to it.