@Nathaniel Dean Morrisoni'm still not sure I'm following you, but if you're asking - should you use extra cash to put more money down on a house, and/or use extra cash to lower the rate - those are pretty personal choices so you have to decide what's right for you and what fits your budget. 

Slightly worried about higher personal retaliation or damage to property than if I were driving an ordinary car, incognito car.Thank you BP!

I was thinking I would create a course that involves a field trip to one of the flips I am working and pointing out all of the things they should catch and helping them understand rehab costs at a line item level.I am an expert in electrical and learned plumbing in the Coast Guard.

@Paul DentingerRecommend 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.

Happy to share some lessons learned.  

I emailed this person back and informed them, yes, we have a no pet policy.

Let’s talk strategies and lessons learned!

My goal is to purchase a small multi-family property with an FHA loan that I can self-manage while retaining my day job as a software engineer.I have been causally reading books, listening to podcasts, and self-educating on personal finance and different asset classes for the last 2 years before finally deciding on real estate; but I still feel like I do not know enough to go at it alone.

You have to personally go to their village hall to order the inspection (they won't do it over the phone) and then you have to go back and personally be at the property for the inspection. 

Post notice as to when the repair person is coming and then show up with them.