This is quite time consuming as I would call up list of agents and make sure they understand the process and on the same page with expectation. 

It's more difficult and time consuming over the phone.

Use an agent or a property management to help you place a tenant (that has been one of the most time consuming tasks that I no longer handle myself.

Posts do not need to be long, and since you already have much of the knowledge in your head, they should not be very time-consuming to write.If you are not sure where to start, follow other bloggers in the industry to see some examples.

I've been a big fan of @Michael Blank and have been consuming his podcasts, syndicated deal analyzer, and most recently, his new book.

If solar really reduces costs, then consumers, landlords and homeowners will add it. 

This is negotiable depending on the market, season, and how strongly I want this tenant but I don't advertise that I'm negotiable.I don't do a walk-through with the tenants because my law doesn't require it, it's very time consuming, and they can easily distract you from the task at hand.

These are guys who don't waste his time, understand what a good deal looks like and will have the means to pull it off clean.I have done that a few times that I have offered a hot deal to a noob just because the call came in coincidentially at the right time - got a luke warm response followed by time consuming questions and back and forth and then a final "I'll think about it" and "do you have better deals?". 

Had they acted in a proper and timely manner the ability to collect from the tenant would be greatly enhanced. 

Here you go.....Consumer Advisory: Long-term Home Ownership Concerns(Wholesaling/Assigning Transactions and Distressed Rescue Transactions).