We also updated the entire flooring, renovated the kitchen with new appliances, overhauled both bathrooms, and added new washer and dryer units.

Some of the materials we choose and asked him to pick up (such as flooring) he replaced with low quality materials, I assume to keep more of our money for himself. 

Your pictures do not paint a picture of what I'm looking at.There is a renovated 2bed/1bath right around the corner for $1,050 and it has a decent floorplan.

We also updated the entire flooring, renovated the kitchen with new appliances, overhauled both bathrooms, and added new washer and dryer units.

Are you planning to rent the entire unit at the 2nd year mark? 

If you're looking to get a condo and you purchase on floor 3 or above, I would say Flood coverage is probably not necessary.Murrells Inlet has some great things to offer. 

This included modernizing the kitchen with high-end appliances, upgrading bathrooms with spa-like features, and adding hardwood floors for a luxury feel Lessons learned?

- The tenant may be granted permission to customize the property such as painting the property to their liking or upgrading flooring or customizing bathrooms which can create more feelings of a sense of ownership in taking care of the property.- The rents are usually $100-$200 higher than the average rental amount which can create a higher monthly cashflow.- Tenant takes care of most of the fixes and repairs for the property, except for large ticket items that should have been taken care of before the tenant occupied the property.

UPPER FLOOR" which wasn't great but it's the best option support had for me.  

This included modernizing the kitchen with high-end appliances, upgrading bathrooms with spa-like features, and adding hardwood floors for a luxury feel Lessons learned?