And that's great because a lot of the local governments of the littler cities are really responsive.In Bedford (25 minutes from downton CLE), the city charges a minimum of $50 a month per unit.

Guru wants to charge me $5k for acquiring the property (bidding)Guru wants to charge me $10k for managing the rehab and using he software to find the golden nugget properties)Plus the auction site charges a 10% buyers premium which I would also paySo overall guru wants $15k each ($30K for both buy/holds) to buy and manage the rehab remotely.

Sure he charges, but you will know exactly what you need to know.

if you decide to go ahead I would suggest doing what I did I charged One year upfront and the lease was with the parents of the occupants I had theor security numbers and they were personally responsible for any damages At no limitI first went to a real estate attorney and had him write up he lease to make sure it was all legalWorked perfectly when a group of them did nearly $10,000 worth of damages Mommy and daddy paid up within days of them leaving at the end of the school year. 

It's one of the fastest growing areas in Houston but still has a small town feel, for now.The conventional wisdom is that Harvey will create a spike in prices.

You still have to pay to maintain the place, and the management company will still charge for managing.

There are other options besides FHA for buying your first home, so be sure as well to look at the conventional as well.

Since I am new, conventional mortgage is the only type of lending I am familiar / comfortable with.  

Be careful that you never ever make money charging back utilities like you mentioned.

Normally people file a police report and the file that report with each company claiming they are owed money with results in those charges being removed from their account.