And it being a 1st flip it’s actually more about the experience and getting a foot in the Door.

Don’t follow people online until you get some footing.

For my first flip I am trying to get my foot in the door.

Since electrical is what I see being most commonly separately metered, I see a disproportionate amount of these smaller properties still relying on baseboard heat so that tenants can foot the bill. 

No unit or Townhouse Building there on shall be occupied and used except for single family residential purposes by the Owners, their tenants and social guests, and no trade or business shall be conducted therein, which impacts upon or involves the use of, the common areas"I don't see where it explicitly prohibits STRs, but don't want to get on the wrong foot with the HOA.

Now if the shoe was on the other foot and the contractor provided the cabinets in the wrong finish or installed them poorly, then yes they should replace them at their cost. 

My cousin suggested i reach out and find a group in my area that can teach me how to structure wholesale deals to get my foot in the door.

In most cases, you can increase rent slightly, and get it rented while the previous tenant is still footing the bills.

Remember the small the building the higher the square foot cost will be.  600 sf for a 2 bedroom is way too small. 

It’s very straightforward, as the space is an 800 square foot store front with a bathroom and the tenants are not building anything out.