Is there maybe another workaround to this (hiring an agent in some sort of limited capacity?

Feel free to PM me if you would rather not post praise or criticisms publicly.

I've had limited success with this, and you may get someone to give you more specifics on timelines. 

I did limited research where to move, but I absolutely knew we didn’t want to live in IL and pay ridiculous property taxes ($850 p/mth, 2,200 sq ft home).

I sometimes drive in excess of the speed limit.

Get those CCs paid down, and you'll also potentially earn higher credit limits on those existing cards (a good rule of thumb is to keep your utilization lower than 30% of your limit which, if done consistently, can boost your credit score). 

Here they have overages if you go over your limit in terms of how much you can download.

Based on the case I just learned about regarding the three-year time limit to file an ejectment a lawsuit, I am concerned about any recourse.

Obviously, you want to buy quality assets with limited risk and foreseeable upside.Given the universe of house hacking options though, a duplex would not be high on my list.  

And yes, those rates are critical when I analyze a property because they tell me whether I'm going to expect cash flow or not.