Hi, I became interested in this forum by watching YouTube, and am sticking my toe in the water so to speak.  My currently house goal is centered around the partial  renovation of a 1926 house.  This is presently my pr...

And when I've tied up a property speed is my number one concern.I have thought about marketing for them on Craigslist, which should then yield the email. 

I don't think it's an application fee issue; however, sitting vacant this long during peak renting season is unacceptable.

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.