First is that its difficult to quantify the amount to charge like you indicated.

Leasing things in the winter is much more difficult.  

You are better off finding a good agent (this is a difficult task).

It's difficult to see how a tenant will be after screened and signing a lease.

However, you will find it difficult being that both of you are W-2 with your main activity to produce income being outside the real estate profession.

FHA has a self-sufficiency rule that makes it difficult unless you put A TON OF MONEY down.

Cutting our losses and selling was difficult, but it was the best option given our financial woes.I’d love to hear from others—has anyone else faced something this unexpected during a BRRRR or flip?

I do not know him, but the path he is leading you is a difficult path    Note difficult does not imply impossible; there are people who are successful with S8 housing    In my area s8 is so undesirable that they write laws trying to make it challenging to not allow S8 tenants.  

typically it's much more difficult or even impossible to wholesale something that is in retail condition / for which the owner wants a retail price. 

Still, considering how difficult it is to find a good real estate focused accountant, limiting your search to local providers usually gives you too few options.Expand your search to include remote CPAs.