Even if you know public info, but have access faster as an employee and not through a FOIA request, that will be a problem.

I want to go my portfolio faster and I believe partnering with somebody can help me a lot in acquiring more properties.

I know it depends on goals and the goals is keep as much of my capital as I can but also, save some time where I can do more properties faster and turn key may be an option for that.

I have an email in to a lender but I know there are lots of lenders here that could probably answer faster!

Much faster, drying towels takes forever. 

Studios tend to turn over even faster than 1 bedroom apartments at my places. 

But realize that a professional will likely make it look better and be done much faster than you. 

I used to like to use self-adhesive wall repair fabric, but it's a lot more money and the fiberglass screening works just fine.The problem with hiring this out in my area is that there are very few guys who are both good at it and cheap out there, and many if not most of the low-end bidders will screw you on long-lasting quality to get the job done faster.

Question 1: Is it possible to close faster than 30 days?

While with multifamily homes, scaling is faster.