I'm ready to move on and find someone who can help me grow my RE portfolio.

Hopefully, at the end of this journey I will view this problem as more of an opportunity, as I am sure there are plenty of other cigarette smoke-filled homes waiting to be restored. 

Of course not all will be interested in your house, some may have purchased already, but it is something to start with.I probably have 5000 people or more in my database, but the chances of any 1 of them being interested in buying your house are pretty slim. 

Happy to connect to hear more about the specifics of what you're looking to do and help where I can. 

Are there any specific scenarios where you think transactional funding is more advantageous?

South Florida, their building code is one of the more stringent ones due to the Hurricane zone. 

Using those funds to help purchase or next investment property.

I know there are many property management programs available, but I feel these are geared more toward operating the properties rather than tracking a portfolio.

It may be a little too late since you accepted the insurance money already, but typically you would have a contractor in place (Ideally multiple quotes) before accepting the amount quoted to you by insurance.If your insurance company referred you this company though then after doing more research on them maybe they are the best option?

Yes, we’ve looked around and if it’s just a rental we are more open to further away but if we find a flip it’ll need to be closer to keep it realistic for us as a family.