You'll also need to know your rights because the Review Boards often try to intimidate owners.

I know for our portal in Buildium owners can log in and run different reports like income statements, profit and loss, general ledger, etc.

You should be able to take out a small loan using the property as collateral.

@Khaled SeirafiRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

I will start by fixing and flipping properties.

If you went over budget , there is a good chance you either over inproved the property  or you paid too much from the start . 

Quote from @Paul Ross: Hey all this is a post for everyone here and hopefully for Peter Harris and the Commercial Property Advisors Team.I did not sign up for this program but I am here to share my experience with hopes of helping others and also Peter Harris.I found Peter Harris through a video on Youtube.

I don't think the two unit COA is that bizarre, you either have common areas to maintain via the COA or you have to do cost sharing on all expense by each owner sending in half.

I am in the process of getting my Michigan Builders License and I currently own 4 small rental properties.

Effectively no, otherwise everyone would do it and there would be no rent controlled buildings.If the property becomes vacant there are scenarios you can remove it from rent control.