If you need assistance in flipping a property, or really any job an inexperienced person can do, I am very interested for any exposure I can get to real-estate investing.

Let me know if I can be of assistance to you.

This includes the strategies and actions  you employ by being able to do your own deals without any assistance.

First you need to learn to separate the following:Maintenance: usually things related to wear & tear or tenant damage.Repairs: usually broken items like doors & windows, caused by tenant or nature.Capital Improvements: usually expensive things that wear out: hot water tanks, furnaces, roofs, etc.The seller is correct that Repairs & Capital Improvement items should not be a factor for awhile (ALWAYS get your own inspection to confirm).

Out-of-pocket capital improvements and repairs anticipated during the first year12. 

Always fix all water issues first before moving on to doing major repairs of a structural  nature.  

I talked to numerous California investors in real life and phone/Zoom calls who have lost money in far away OOS markets, mostly Midwest markets (e.g. repairs, capital expenses, bad tenants, properties vandalized while under renovation, evicted tenant stole all the appliances, property managers with high fees or overcharging for repairs).

I am working with a nonprofit organization that will be using this home for a program that is geared strictly to homeless veterans to find them suitable housing and assistance with finding jobs.

For me personally I am not handy when it comes to repairs and such.

If you want more assistance than this general answer, you'll need to post more specific facts about your situation.