Your HOA will likely keep increasing and because of the excessive heat, roofs get replaced more than in other areas and if the HOA is not super liquid, that will come back to you in the form of an assessment.

Yes.It sounds like you could use professional assistance, but it would be nice if you could get the guidance for free.Airbnb pays "Airbnb SuperHost Ambassadors" to guide and advise new Hosts, with no cost to the new Host.  

Purchase price: $179,000 Cash invested: $15,000 Lived in the property for 1 year.Knocked down living room wall, replaced Hvac, floors and gutted and remodeled the kitchen, attic insulation, converted the living room and the dining area into rooms.

Sounds like a solid plan starting with wholesaling.

Sounds like you're doing the right thing.

@Steven Rosenfeld, I am hoping to provide a little more color here.It sounds like what you are wanting are "vertically integrated" operators, like BAM.  

Some have sealed batteries and some are replaceable.

Sounds like selected the wrong management company that was gun shy and cost you a lot of money.

You bought it as a primary and kept it to start investing, but that doesn't sound like a good investment and HOA can keep going up or there can be assessments and your appreciation is much lower in a condo than a single-family.

They’ve painted, replaced things, upgraded, etc. prolly best the place will ever look.