Stick with the houses that have generic marketability. 

My ideas are bad and I should stick to my day job.

Determine on your own, with your family or with someone you trust which elements of the home each of you will check out during the tour and stick with the plan no matter how terrific the home looks to the naked eye.All homes are complex no matter how big or small, old or new.

That’s lame.Always be hunting for a deal, stick to your criteria.

I would like to stick with traditional financing until I can get my foot in the door and get a feel for the real estate arena. 

I know the calcs on BP are pretty good too.. should I just stick to those?

Your chances of getting positive responses will increase depending on how long you stick to your mailing schedule.

I don't really feel comfortable/confident in finding deals off market so will stick with browsing the MLS.

You forgot one more dumb scenario from the penny-wise and pound-foolish, which is sticking all their properties under one LLC. 

Considering I'm in the industry myself and having a first hand look on the amount of time it takes to work/prepare our clients for the process, I will suggest you searching for lender now, once you find one, ask them to help you prepare, start working with them, and if at all possible stick to them as they will be working to help you.