One of the things you can start doing is reviewing your credit score and work on improving it if needed.

It's a whole other thread to get into but do some research on the issues with commercial real estate, Ben Mallah is a recent high-profile additional person to come out publicly on this and who is putting his $ where his mouth is. 

Let someone else buy the fringe areas and improve them first.To be direct, I can't imagine an appraiser using 5-year-old comps.

But I also sometimes think owning only 1 property in LA would be less stressful and a more reasonable mortgage payment would improve my quality of life.

Ideally AI could improve the property analytics that shape listing prices, a competitive advantage over other brokers.

I’m always looking to improve my process and would be happy to share some insights I’ve gathered on deal evaluation and contractor management.

Complete your profile with information on your experience, goals, what you look to add to (and gain from) the BP community.

You are likely blending PMLs with HMLs here, most PMLs lend on a relationship basis and most HMLs underwrite the credit profile and risk of a deal. 

A licensed property manager should have access to the MLS which would put you on realtor.com, Zillow, and probably a dozen or more other websites.You don't need professional photographs, but they should be improved.

Your profit is the difference between your adjusted cost basis and your net sale.Adjusted cost basis is your cost of acquisition plus any capitalized improvements minus depreciation.It is very possible that you could sell a property you have refinanced and generate no cash at the sale but still have a big tax bill because you sell it for more than you purchased it for.