FHA loans include oneproperty per FHA loan, owner occupied for at least 1 year, and can apply for new FHA loan in 2years.

Make sure the property meets the 1% rule or close to it (monthly rents = 1% of purchase price) to ensure it cash flows after you move out.Yes, interets rates are higher than they were a couple of years ago, but rents have also increased significantly in many markets, including yours.

While the lease will most likely include maintaining the units themselves, these organizations are not going to manage it anywhere close to what you could and should do.

1) I always use zillow to list new properties and use there platform to accept zillow applications2) Doorloop for management that includes accounting, repository for documents like leases, collect rents, tenant communications3) Received lease agreement from a lawyer

That meant that other areas received even more flooding, including our unit.

I am working on my RE license for VA and see some gov contracts where JLL "is the Commonwealth’s contracted real estate broker for current real estate services, including with respect to the acquisition or lease of real property and the disposition of surplus real property." 

That's amazing that it included the TPA connection for the same price.  

How do I proceed from here to include the labor charges as an expense on my taxes?

HI we are Canadians investing in the us we  invest in Detroit and toledo where we have great teams on the ground including trusted property managers who take great care of our properties.

Maybe even less for reasons I just touched on.I'll spare some of the moral and ethical opinions on this, but I do feel we as real estate professionals, investors, and landlords also have an obligation to help provide housing to everyone.