IMO, it is counter intuitive to assert that rents follow value. 

There are a couple, but you will have to pay the 3%, if you are willing to do it, the best way is to open them from the contractor's bank, however, this will entail him to subscribe to a cc payment processor, so you might need to negotiate half of that fee also.

Our Industry entails a lot of detail.  

@Ken Scarbrough - I am assuming you meant to ask me to elaborate :)Doing things the way you used to doesn't work anymore - this is your assertion.

I have heard the term house hacking but what does that exactly entail? 

The numbers above do not seem to support any of the articles assertions. 

I also did not find any evidence supporting the assertion that they didn't hold their value either.

There are ways to streamline PM business processes with certain software programs, but PM entails physical work on the properties and relationships with people on the ground, always. 

This is going to entail doing some research, looking up what similar homes in your area have sold for recently (as in the last 6 months).

After years of reviewing wholesale deals- I can promise you only one thing: If you really understand the true costs of what a flip entails, and provide a real estimate of the fix up costs - (and not just some "made up" estimate)- you will gain clients faster than you can find houses.