My name is Chris, I'm just getting started on real estate investing... like from square 1 sort of starting out.

With the selection on PM's, I mean this respectfully, maybe you do not understand how to find a good PM.

For example, selecting someone on disability or no disability is illegal and should not factor in your decision in any way.  

You'll save a ton of time having the majority of the information you need in one place and you can sort and build property lists based on hundreds of factors.

I do land only.. but very selective of where what and who :).. just google in the state for lenders that do land you should find one but there wont be many..

Empty the units, spruce them up, put in paying tenants selected by your manager.If you think it's tough dealing with an incompetent manager, try managing them yourself from a distance.

In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

Here's an article with things to consider when selecting a cost segregation company.

So my immediate plan was to try to rent this house as a medium-term, furnished rental (basically leaving all my stuff here, taking a few select things) and moving in with her for a few months to kill a few birds with one stone - MTR income, not having to pay for a storage unit for my stuff, saving up more money for a down payment, and caring for my mother.

When I'm practicing underwriting, I'm finding a property that looks interesting, trying to find out median rates in the area and do some math to get to the NOI then divide by 6% and come up with some sort of value.