Technically meaning you can't run out to Home Depot and buy a new kitchen faucet with your credit card in an emergency.

Corey, you can go to any Office Depot and pick the forms up..You can also retype and modify them to suit you as well.

We want to manage it ourselves and pay a gardener and a handyman to take care of everything on that end.We understand that there may be instances when the handyman isn't available and we'll need to head to the property - not a problem since my work schedule is very flexible.Is there a reason that I should not manage it myself from that distance?

The good news is that you can certainly find a handyman who will replace your windows with vinyl DIY windows from Home Depot or Lowes for a much lower cost.

Looks like my home depot white shaker cabinets and same SS appliances. 

I would try to find rental comps in your area (Zillow,MLS,apartments.com,etc..) that specify if the apartment is in a home, garden apartment or is a single-family home.

Also, it has AC in the window from home depot. 

That's why I also did all the home depot runs, worked with the contractors, installed the floors, etc.   

The house sold, the new guy comes in and says he's going to put coin machine laundry in the unit (which was never mentioned), and is in the process of digging up half of the yard we were told we'd have in order to put in a new garden. 

I was seeing that my maintenance head was spending 5  plus hours a week at Home Depot, Lowe's and other vendors, mostly picking up the same items.