And then there's the emotional weight you have just lifted.If you can't do any of this stuff yourself, other ideas for funding:(a) personal loan from your credit union(b) HELOC(c) cash advance of credit cards(d) personal loan from family/friend(e) payment plan with contractorIt's not really that bad. 

I was under the impression that some states required quit claim deeds to be signed by both the "buyer" and "seller"...though it's quite possible I'm completely wrong on that...I do know for certain (based on discussions with my RE attorney) that quit claiming a deed to someone who doesn't acknowledge it (either through consideration or through some reasonable act indicating acceptance of the property) will hold no weight in a court of law.  

They also have the weight and the attorneys to make sure those laws actually help push US out, even if we do have 6 months reserves and 30 year mortgages.  

You then have to weight each one for your own situation.Strength of market fundamentalsYour return expectations"Boots on the ground"Ease of travel to the market

Now that the world has had more experience and acceptance of working remotely, I think these Virtual Tours will carry a lot more weight than they once did. 

They are worth their weight in gold and can really add to value of a property.   

I know appreciation is important but I'm heavily weighted towards cash on cash returns and evidently it's just not that strong in Phoenix or in the surrounding area.

@Patrick Britton sounds like you are stressed to the max with those properties and offloading a few of those will take that weight off of your shoulders, right?

To help navigate "where should I buy" I'm currently building an automated (API driven) database to continually score every county and MSA in the USA very 90D based on different weighted metrics of my choosing to best fit my investment criteria.

A good PM is worth their weight in gold so I'd interview and connect with as many as possible in the market you're looking in.