Normally a PM should get paid more.So the result is you get mostly PM's who struggle to survive and will pick up any business they can.

And that fees inflation via devaluation of the currency, but pick your poison, it's the lessor of the evils right. 

He picked all the finishes, built it, and worked with the buyers once we got it under contract.

Now, I would pick my battle and perhaps find a win win for this, but this is a win and a loss for everyone else. 

Pick a market that fits your investing goals, then build your team (investor friendly agent, lender, PM, contractors, etc). 

Getting mattresses, couches and other large items picked up is expensive.If you caulked holes from the tv installation, it sounds like the patches were done incorrectly and will need to be redone.

When people are looking for a niche to start out with, I tell them it's best to pick something and stick with it for a good 6 months to 1 year before switching to something else. 

Just pick the forum you think is closest -- people will see it.

Key is to pick an area that you’re interested in.

if your immediate area is too expensive, i'd pick a couple markets between 1 and 3 hours away, learn them, go to meetups, look at properties, get connected, research strategies, walk them, narrow down to 1, repeat, etc.and if that sounds like it's too time consuming or something you're not interested in... no worries.