The ordinances only apply to city limits currently so you’re probably fairly “safe” in the county.

A safe baseline is 5%–10% for vacancy, with C class properties often leaning toward the higher end due to more transient tenant populations.As for maintenance, the percentages they’re quoting—2% for B class and 7.5% for C class—are on the optimistic side, especially for long-term projections.

Partnering with a wholesaler sounds fine, but check the real estate licensing laws in your state before bringing a buyer for a commission.You might consider getting your real estate agent's license and legitimately earn what your skills, drive, and experience truly command. exactly wholesaling or bird dogging is not a life time or long time occupation  RE sales can be lifetime and if your any good at it at about year 10 you should be getting all your sales from referrals and such.

I use google drive for all my scanned business files, so I can easily upload my receipts for transactions/expenses. 

Learn to drive a skidsteer and use a chainsaw.  

I use google drive and FreshBooks but it's a lot of in my head of who I hired and when they need to be done.

I think it's safe to assume that all investors' capital is gone here.

Stop with the guru sites, the videos, all that nonsense is pure crap designed to drive the lazy into highly risky investments or investment schemes that will surely see you make a little or lose a lot. 

The next thing I would do is drive a few prospective areas that I might want to invest in later.

This isn’t 1979 where you’re restricted to properties “within a2 hour driving distance”.