I can share your concern, even if I haven't seen your question or their response.The reality is that institutional money is just a lot more efficient and can lend for longer duration than retail money.  

Please let me know if I am missing any steps as to make this process more efficient.  

Should I stay away from this type of property due to it being just efficiencies.  

There are a ton of  'micro-markets' that will let investors specialize in a particular area and be very efficient in them.

His feedback seems incredibly important to maximize efficiency, especially if you work full time.I still have a huge checklist to make this all happen, but I'm trying to take small steps every day:1.  

I'll def check out the book you mentioned since tax efficiency is something i attach importance to.

They are wonderful, efficient, QUIET and far less expensive.  

It all boils don to value, if you believe you can gain the highest level of efficiency by doing a DIY on a home in the below $50k property marketplace, this is a space I personally would never even entertain.

You want to have not only a good QI on board to facilitate your exchanges but also a strong accountant who can maximize your NOI through efficient tax planning.  

You use your assumptions to see if the expenses are high.We know we run properties more efficiently, due to economies of scale.