Apparently, our property management company agreed to that without communicating with me.I contacted the plumber directly on Monday and they said they could get to the house on Tuesday.

Drago Thanks Drago for the encouragement , would contact you once I have  identified the property..thanks Joshua 

However, if you didn't get the results you're looking for, please contact me so we can help and do right by you.Again, I appreciate all commentsI'm an open book and my truest desire is to help.Thanks.

Can you send my your contact info?

I’ve been in contact with the Better Business Bureau about them  cut your losses and go the other way. 

I've had a long career in community development and have a lot of bank contacts that would likely be interested in investing, but I'd need to prove the concept first with an initial fund (there are also a lot of other community development tools that could be leveraged to maximize and scale this).

Make sure the previous property management company did their job and communicated a change in management prior to you taking over--along with your contact information.If they have no done this, they should so the tenant doesn't feel like a scam may be going on.Just make sure they're away of where rent payments need to go and who they can contact in the future. 

Regarding not being paid, have you contacted them?  

I have been to RE meetups in the past with like-minded everyday investors pursuing similar goals, sharing stories and learning from each other, running through numbers, sharing network contacts, and even doing deals together.

If you do decide to start flipping homes- as a new investor you can either self finance with all cash, or you can contact a commercial lender like myself and expect terms to be 75-80% of the purchase price with 100% of the rehab financed through a draw.