Purchase price: $177,000 Cash invested: $10,000 4 units in red brick apartment building built in 1950's on same property as existing home which is a single family with an efficiency apartment built on back built in 1920's.

Bob H. makes a great point about moving the fridge away from the stove, as that's not an efficient or aesthetically pleasing setup whatsoever but can be resolved by simply relocating the fridge.

Does anybody have any suggestions on how can I go about this the most cost effective and efficient way.

With SFHs you get no scale of efficiency/economy and no value-add beyond rehab that tenants tear up over time, so to me anything less than the 2% rule over the long term is going to show a loss. 

I fitted each of my units with used w/d's purchased from craigslist (Probably not a sustainable/efficient source of w/d's for large multi-family complexes but it works for me).

We picked the wrong operator and ran into many problems getting the facility filled and functioning efficiently. 

I have staff that can bill efficiently for searches like this.Texas SOS would have names and entity relationships, then cross reference that search with county records.

2) What’s the most efficient way to locate good Buy & Hold properties; utilize a realtor or simply use websites such as xome or auction.com?

Only problem is...not sure what’s the most efficient way of tracking them down.Buy a list?

It definitely can help to make the process as painless as possible and more efficient for both parties (landlord + tenant), and also offers digital leases.