My goal is to add verbiage within the lease that will decrease any tiffs between tenants for the common spaces and how to set expectations and promote group effort with cleaning the common areas/shoveling snow/personal dishes/shared fridge/laundry/having guests and so forth. 

There is plenty of material to take a look at that will certainly help you on your investment journey.

It's not a great time to do a first flip with high labor costs, high materials costs, high property costs, and high rates.

For STRs, material participation rules apply, and STR income is treated as non-passive, allowing losses to offset active income.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

There are also facebook groups for various cities/states/communities where you can place and promote your listing.Happy to help answer any other specific questions!

In September of 2019 i accepted a promotion with the federal govt and moved to Washington, DC.

We have a clause in our lease that plumbing clogs not caused by mechanical/material defects in the plumbing will be charged to the tenant, and if your lease doesn't have similar I would recommend such a clause.

from what I understand you're not supposed to advertise any deals or promote yourself.There are definitely good to great deals though.

Those that cannot be sold and land that have a lot of tax and fees attached and unpaid are promoted on the website, Government Auction, for auction. 

The shameless self promoters are gamblers, narcissistic, and constantly chasing the next money making scheme.