Crowdfunding really may be saturating the market with lots of access to capital for so many investors (experienced and inexperienced) that things may simply be too hot to find good deals for a while.  

Electric heaters you can replace yourself, gas can be more difficult for the inexperienced but easily doable. 

There are also apartment coaching programs, if that is your cup of tea.  

Being a newbie and working with an inexperienced realtor, my transaction failed to go through the 1031 exchange process.  

Inexperienced new flippers are buying whatever they can get their hands on at/above list price since inventory is so low and they don't know enough about the numbers.

Even if you are inexperienced, self-managing allows a lot  more control and you the owner has the highest self interest to get the best tenants.  

They'll buy a house from some of these wholesalers or wholesale companies that inflate ARV and lower repairs so these inexperienced flippers end up losing money or barely breaking even (which in my opinion is losing) San Antonio has a few pockets that make sense to flip in but people know this and they're selling these houses at a price that doesn't make sense to flip.

I'm just as inexperienced as you so I can't offer much but I've been reading books and forums relentlessly.

Go get a realtor license to make some money or finding out it is not your cup of tea. 

Me thinks it was quietly bought out by hard money folks trying to catch unsuspecting/inexperienced flippers/investors.