Whatever features that you install must pay for themselves though a higher price and/or faster selling time.Good luck.

What are your longer term goals and which will help you get there faster. 

Really take a look at the action of events  that occurred and ask yourself how you could have handled things better.People respond in the heat of the moment and the mouth moves faster than the brain thinks on what was said.

When you go larger though you need a bigger bankroll which it sounds as though you are lacking, unless of course you have other access to cash.

Sometimes flipping to build a pile of cash to invest with is a faster way to build the portfolio, than using all your funds to buy 1 rental. 

If you know what you are doing, short sales can happen faster and with more predictability that people expect.

Way more cost effective if you don't need architect drawings & my city seems to approve any permits much faster with their usage.

However, the truth is that once you become sophisticated enough in the field, you will move at an exponentially faster rate.

I have let some time pass so the reputation of the place will die down and I can give it a fresh start.All that being said, I should be moving faster on the change over.

Likely disregarding the true risks involved.The higher level stuff seems to get worked and pushed out in the market at a much faster rate than the mid level and lower level stuff.