I too remodel my properties myself and occasionally had help from friends and contractors.By all means, hope the remodeling comes along great, hope I could be of help for you.

I deal with tenants all the time and occasionally people call me angry about something.

Some are occasionally be found but we are getting beat out.and completely over the idea?

I own a property management company, I own rentals, do fix n flip, and occasionally wholesale.

One of the real estate Facebook groups I scan through occasionally has been loaded with people posting asking for a place to rent, while simultaneously looking for ammunition (and being egged on by others in the comments) to refuse to leave their current rental due to covid..

This makes many otherwise strong prospects (particularly in expensive California markets) ineligible for agency financing and occasionally sends investors scrambling for other financing.  

I did not use a 203k I just paid for the reno cash in phases as I lived in it (half my first floor was gutted for 6+ months and I used my living room as a kitchen and my bathtub to wash dishes!).

Here's a quick list:-Trustworthy cleaner, reliable handyman, a vendor for everything that can wrong (and will), a local contact if possible for emergencies (although it looks like you're 4 hours away so could trek over occasionally for an eyes on), good systems to manage the property (IGMS, PriceLabs, Hostfully are all tools I use), and the time and motivation to ensure you respond to guests quickly and provide a seamless experience. 

I bought a bunch of business cards first starting out assuming I would be dishing them out like Candy at meetups etc, but reality is when you make a good connection the contact gets saved directly into your phone bypassing the need for a biz card.

After about 5 or 6 houses, I felt more comfortable with cap ex issues that popped up or an occasional vacancy.