Any suggestions on how to speed up the process without killing myself and neglecting my family?

Price, Quality, Speed.

If you only look at a property the way everyone else is, then you have to complete on speed and price. 

As a driver you have had 3 speeding tickets of 14+ mph.

Surely, I can't combat the "well, we live in a democracy, so majority rules," but these forums are meant to garner discussion, opinions, and therefore share ideas and possibly shift that opinion that feels it unnecessary to generate rationale for imposing additional law.If 99/100 people say that the speed limit of a particular road should be 23 mph, because there's no argument against it, then SURELY we should set the speed limit at 23 mph...Yes, there are best practices: slower speeds = increased reaction times, lower damage to vehicles/persons on impact, etc., but it doesn't capture the entire picture.

@Will Barnard you're right, it was a very short post without much clarity or explanation.What I meant to express to @Joshua Jackson was that I don't think it's a good idea for a new investor looking to get into buy and hold to pick up a residential rental property in one of the country's most volatile real estate markets, during a peak economy (which has been extended artificially moreso than any bull market we have seen in our lifetimes due to multiple rounds of QE- now called POMO), with a long with a long term hold strategy. 

Its run by eddie speed and team. 

Other terms fit my needs (10 year fixed, 25 yr Am), so full speed ahead!  

Briefly, OPM is used to an investors benefit because it removes the limiting factor of personal capital in acquiring properties and allows you to increase the speed of investing and "reduce your risk" by not putting your own money on the line. 

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