Theyve been efficient so far.  

What is the efficient and most cost effective way of getting rid off this junk?

Work your butt off to get it.Listen to Dan Lok YouTube video on his wealth triangle and the first step is "High Income Skills"Develop one of those skills You need to concentrate on skills to get you money and quickly and efficient as possible..After I heard that video my mind just switched..

I know I could keep getting bigger, but I’m well past my goals and growing more would make me less efficient.

I am wondering what are some of the most efficient ways that property managers manage their vendors and general maintenance? 

However, is cold calling Tax Delinquent leads an efficient use of one's time, or would you just send them direct mail? 

She should get you to closing as efficiently as possible.  

And nobody believes me when I tell them it's more cost efficient and comfortable to just raise it up a few degrees, instead of shutting it off when they leave. 

These are some initial questions you may ask and from there you will kind of know if they have much knowledge in the area, how efficient they are and if they know what you are looking for 

If you are rolling the rehab into the loan it may be more efficient to roll it into capex than to have higher operating costs for repainting.