I've started already started saving for my first property and gave myself the timeline of till next December for learning; to be honest, I don't know the best time of year for purchasing property or renting out.

Take ownership of your mistake and learn to do the proper due diligence recommended above😊Please send us any feedback via email, as we do not use the DM feature here. to be honest i hired the first property management that answered the phone.

In all honesty, I have mostly settled for less if certain criteria are met ... 1)  units are under rented due to long term ownership not wanting to stir the pot, and 2) I need flooring and paint to bring it to market rents.  

@Alison Kopcko I second a lot of these posts, multifamily market is very competitive and houses are taken off the market very quickly, I too used an FHA to purchase but to be honest, I think I was lucky.

My only big negative is the lack of honesty/communication.

Whoever you go with look for commitment, honesty, integrity, and the long term picture.

Yes, sometimes is a really uncomfortable situation but at the end we have to act with honesty doing the right thing to do following justice, so we can do our job in the most responsable way! 

You want honesty and transparency.Last piece of advice; I suggest you come to Birmingham if you plan on investing here.

I read this article from J scott that says you should always be behind and to be honest I agree.https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2010/04/14/6-rules-for-managing-your-contractors/

In addition to this using a FHA /VA as my primary residence is sort of out of the question since i just bought a SFH using VA and am currently living in it, and to be honest I don't really want to move.