Were they supposed to provide you monthly statements and did not do so? 

(I also do all of the advertising, tours/viewings, communications resulting from the advertising, but once all of the rooms are rented, and I am purely managing, how are property managing hours discerned, I suppose that's my question here.)

I also invested with Scott Carson at the end of 2017 in a joint venture agreement that was supposed to take 12-18 months to complete. 

I suppose if you don't really have another reason to use the money (no plans to buy RE in the future, no interest in stocks/PML/other investments).

I don’t think they are supposed to open doors and show units but they can do most other tasks.

I'm honestly tired of being stuck in the middle.Who were they supposed to ask what they needed to secure and what they didn't?

The contractor is supposed to know what requires a permit and what doesn't.Now you know. 

After some discussion in which I advised security deposit was held on behalf of both parties, he withdrew request until end of lease in September.I have advised girlfriend of his call, and she then stated that the security deposit monies really belongs to her.My dilemma is that the lease is coming to an end, and I understand that in PA, a landlord is required to return 1 month security deposit if lease is to be extended.The place has not been vandalised and is basically being taken care of, and I'm willing to renew lease with the girlfriend, who very interested in renewing lease, but who also now appears to have allowed a new boyfriend to move in.I suppose I could have this situation handled by hiring a lawyer, but my challenge is how should I go about retaining at least 1 month security deposit while returning the other. 

and a house hack is not supposed to cash flow. 

First, I need to learn how to protect myself and my current tenant against some of the issues I've seen online where renters will stay past the date they're supposed to leave.