What I have found over and over and over is when people go chasing rates, bad things just like this often happen. 

If not, this won't be too bad.

Many years ago, Home Depot and Lowes used to have professionals from each trade in those departments, most were retired etc, I find that less and less nowadays and find myself helping customers out when I hear an employee giving really bad advice, so just take advice in the big box stores with a grain of salt. 

Then there’s the difference in tenant attitude - I’ve had LTR tenants who treated the property as well as if they owned it - they planned on being there very long term.  

If you just hire the cheapest or first PMC you speak with and it turns into a bad experience, please don’t assume ALL PMC’s are bad and start trashing PMC’s in general.

Thank you  Sorry to be the bearer of bad news Ray.

Section 8 has good and bad.

This really caught me off guard and I personally felt as if this was a bad way to establish a relationship with a new client.

Just remember for every glamorous flip or lucrative rental, there’s a puzzle waiting to be solved, sometimes involving old graves, sometimes involving new regulations, and always requiring creativity and patience.So, the next time you’re having a bad day—your contractor didn’t show up, a deal fell through, or you just discovered your property has a surprise pool—just remember: at least you’re not trying to figure out where the bodies are buried.

@Haemi Jung A 1031 exchange is not a bad option if you have a gain on the property.