But it wa a decent gig for people until a year or two ago.

Also note that my company will possibly either cover closing costs if we sell or provide property management for two years if we rent.

You can put a mortgage into a "trust: without triggering a due on sale but again contacting your bank/lender is the best route to avoid any issues.Some banks/lenders or servicing companies change guidelines and even a trust may require other paperwork but the attorney usually facilitates that to be safe.  

Some PM companies take on higher end stuff (think Cul-De-Sac neighborhoods) and some focus on the hood.

I would say they are a good company to go with. 

Quote from @Gamal Harding: Anduril Industries' Expansion to Columbus: A Transformative Move for Real Estate InvestorsAnduril Industries, a prominent defense technology company based in Costa Mesa, California, has announced plans to establish a new manufacturing facility in Pickaway County, near Rickenbacker International Airport.

Use your 5k and find a decent 1-bedroom condo and put it on AirBNB. 

When you want coaching, you sign up for and pay for coaching in the niche you want to crush in and you shouldn't do that until you have tried a decent amount on your own, gone to meetups for a year, and figured out what you want to do first.Wholesale coaching is out there, but there are a lot of charlatans.

I am currently self employed as a GC with my own company: Carolina Premier Homes.

Petersburg area, resulting in highly–profitable investments.If you need professional and courteous property management experts for your multifamily, single family, condominiums or town home, you've found the right company!