That said, the perfect real estate investing mentor must be familiar with the strategies you hope to execute.

Hire one of these to execute your SOP videos.

Communication, process and certainty of execution are key. 

First American Title, Sarah Elliott 949-310-6131 Very knoweldable, used her for over ten years, investor friendly, what else can I say than let her know you got this information from me.

Some neighborhoods are much worse than others.Texas has a Ranch that's bigger than the entire state of Rhode Island.Texas can fly it's flag at the same height as the American Flag (it's the only state that can do that--and it does!).

Also, on top of all these potential headaches, you're also managing your house hack in the neighboring unit--which is a whole other set of headaches.   ....I'm not saying you can't run a successful househack / STR, I'm saying that the STR will typically involve much more time intensive management, and much more risk than a well-executed LTR or househack. 

How/what are smart ways to plan and execute my ambition?

We are in the very late stages of executing a lot split through the city. 

All of my renewal notices go out in one shot, re-execution of leases happens in a condensed window, and the few turnovers that we have, we can focus on and knock out. 

My first thought is that the remaining owner now has sole ownership and can still execute on the sale.Happy to provide a referral to a WA state RE attorney.