Since I am retired and have been able to par my normal taxable annual income down to a bare minimum it might be possible to use a small portion of the capital gains in future tax years at Zero tax rate or at least at a very desirable low rate.

Especially in cheaper houses there is just no room for error.You did a nice job on the flip.

All are priced about the same but there are some cheaper options like rentmanager, promas, or doorloop. 

You are relying on their market expertise, problem-solving, lease enforcement, legal compliance, and so much more.Remember: cheaper doesn't mean you'll make more money.Start by going to www.narpm.org to search their directory of managers.

Second tier entitlement will almost always be the cheaper route from a rate perspective.Depending on the price of the new home, you may cap out on entitlement.

Its probably easier and cheaper to just buy a list of RE investors. 99% of what I post on this site has been to help others completely free of charge.

The roof isn’t 20% cheaper than the house 10 miles away. 

In general, it is always good to look at the taxable value every year for your property while you still own it when the tax statement comes.If you feel you can support a lower taxable value with sold comparables that are like your property nearby, then it is worth your time to try to dispute the value.It is true there is a very short timeframe to schedule a time to go in and dispute the taxable value with your local property tax assessor usually and the deadline is printed on the annual tax statement.The reality is real estate does not always go up in value.To your success!

You may wish to consider taking the property subject to and giving the end buyer a sweat equity lease option or lease purchase with the one time right to assign the option/purchase agreement once repairs are complete.If the sellers options are really limited he might just have to buy a cheaper home. 

As far as the course goes it's one of the cheaper ones out there and I'm on a payment plan.