However, I definitely recommend pictures any time a guest left damage or extra cleaning that will result in additional charges.

Lack of down payment, lack of entrepreneurial personality, low tolerance for risk, looking for the magic key that fits their desires, just want to learn, sold "Castles in the sky" with a gibberish of disconnected statements that while true in a plethora of instances do not add up to truth in any one instance, fear of failure meaning not able to take a financial loss without going into poverty, never told up front how much money they will need to spend to buy the investment in addition to paying for the class.

In addition to down payment you need reserves which is 12 times or 24 multiplied by all you debt.

If the marginal cost increase in buying a house that can be house hacked (a house with a basement, a duplex, etc.) is less than the rents you expect to bring in from renting the additional space, why not do it?

I'd love some help additional set of eyes or insight on features and capabilities.  

Additionally, there are Facebook groups where you can find some decent help, but there has to be quite a bit more due diligence and vetting with any and all contractors.

I could see how purchasing before the rehab I could have added additional equity but then I would have had to manage the purchase and rehab from out of state.

I suspect it was two or more months on 1 bill in addition to what we pay for common areas.

Look at the PM contract and verify the 8% is all inclusive and that there are not additional charges for placing a tenant, resigning a tenant, inspections, and dealing with vendors/contractors.  

All they are doing is adding additional costs and getting zero protection.