The OS starting to happen, but I looked and I did sign it.  

- How should I start with this?

We then wholesale it to me, I get a mortgage (I've been pre approved by several companies for 500k) for 400k and take possession as my primary residence, pay back the hard loan, (350 all in for 9 months) and split the difference.

Thanks for the mention @Nathan Gesner@Jodi-Ann Birch we don't do business up in Flint, but we have encountered Gebrael Management a few times as they've tried to do business in Metro Detroit.They seem to have good processes, but please validate they will meet your expectations.Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

You will  either wire the funds to the title company or bring a cashiers check made payable to the title company to settlement.

Your mechanicals and capital expenditures are a lot more important and more expensive to fix than a pretty kitchen. its better to live in outdated kitchen and have a well kept home with updated mechanicals/roof/hvac than one that looks pretty but will start to crumble5.

Were they verified by a 3rd party track record verification company?

I will start with what I know, someone of which may not be accurate but still trying to figure this out.1.

Hi all,I'm just starting my out-of-state investing journey. 

One thing that helped me when I started was getting super familiar with the local market and building a network of reliable folks (like other investors and contractors) who could make the process a lot smoother.Feel free to reach out if you have questions about investing in Michigan or want to compare notes.Best, Travis