At this point I want to have initial meeting and see where the insurance companines are with their offers to settle (I also had about 70% of policies with one carrier) but every parcel is a seperate claim, deductible, adjuster, process, etc.

If you do enough deals and NEVER play games you should be able to get to the point where you can call someone at the title company and say "I need you to open title on 123 Jones in McKinney.  

And to Jim’s point (not the ball and chain part) keep focused, buy and hold, it a long-term play.

Point blank: how do I know?

We could sell the primary and move to the larger rental but I’m not sure the long term consequences if we move out and want to 1031 that house at some point in the future.

While I don't have a lot of concrete achievements I can point to (due to only being 17) I scored a 32 on the ACT, and have been able to refine my networking abilities through myriad professional development events in my community over the last two years.I've been reading and consuming as much as I can from Bigger Pockets for years.

One other thing to consider doing is detailing your minimum screening requirements for someone who inquires before you get to the point where you are showing the apartment.

  : ) @Lance LvovskyMost US tax CPAs/EAs are extremely busy with the 10/15 statutory deadline at this point in time and getting a hold of one for a consult now will be an uphill battle.My advice, read international posts on this forum, jot down the names of CPAs/EAs whose posts you like, and reach out in a few days.

For example I see "rent to mortgage comparisons" that don't include pointing out that a 30 yr fixed payment could be higher than comp rent today but what about after 5 years or more of rental inflation? 

@Lee Ripma I appreciate you sharing all of that, I definitely hadn't thought about some of those points.