As the Agent asked me questions about the tasks I would be performing the question of running background checks and credit checks came up.

Someone with some knowledge has to have some tasks they can pass down.

Wholesaling is about crunching data, this is a daily task.

Occasionally, wife hired a contractor to perform tasks she could not complete herself.

well this is complicated and highly unlikely anyone can help you on an internet forumyou don't say what jurisdiction it is.there are about 40 steps to get a project approved.5 acres of townhouses might be 100 units soft cost might be 300k or more up front. financing to build 20 mil or more  5 million in cash equity probably needed to pull that off. to name just a few of the 40 things that need to align to have a successful development

I’ve been tinkering with gmails canned responses and am exploring a VA to handle some those tasks.

I have a degree myself, but I sure as hell wouldn't spend a dime on a real estate degree when the internet and BP has taught me just about everything I know about real estate.Save your cash and use it to make more money.

Do you really want to lose many thousands when your lease has loopholes because you read it was good from a random person on the internet?

Don’t tell strangers on the internet how much money you have

And my advice above could be completely wrong, because I'm just some random guy on the internet who's not an accountant.