The phrase “don’t put all your eggs in one basket” applies directly to this concept, as spreading your investment across a broad spectrum is how investors balance risk and reward in their investment portfolio. 

Not really; speaking in broad swaths, they tend to be high maintenance and made out of Tiffany glass.

., Elmwood and part of Broad St especially around/past the cemetery), are a bit tougher than ones that don't (e.g., near Park View middle school or parts closer to Edgewood than Providence).As far as self managing vs. using a property management company, I don't really know your situation - e.g., how far away you are, how much time you have to devote to the property, managing service calls, going there if necessary, ability to do your own work, etc.So that's something you'll really need to decide for yourself - though I would say as a new person, you should expect that you'll be there a bit more than you "imagine" you will be (at least that was my experience when I was new 15+ yrs ago).If you do decide to hire it out, I can recommend a couple of local companies.

I also have a 16 panel solar array that's 5 years old that I could sell for maybe $5k with inverter batteries etc.

I also have a 16 panel solar array that's 5 years old that I could sell components of for maybe $5k with inverter batteries etc.

Do I subcontract out all the individual skills or try to find a handyman that can accomplish a wider array of items (like outlets, lighting fixtures, exhaust fans, LVP flooring, etc.) and then hire subs for specialty items (roof, siding repair, painters, etc.)?

Anyone have experience / intel with off campus housing north of broad around 16/17th and Montgomery / Cecil b Moore?  

I can only make some very broad assumptions on these based on the information provided, but based on my assumptions, these sound like non-viable projects, even before your financing issues.

You don't have a deal yet (you sent an LOI).Here are some points, in no particular order since your question and info is really broad or lacking. 

Is it possible to legally and ethically wholesale a house, I suppose, but it is rare enough that no one feels bad painting the entire practice with a broad brush of illegal and unethical.