Over the course of years, the insurance and taxes start to increase to larger amounts.

I may know couple of people locally here in Chicago who might help too.I've used Upwork to get tasks done like that and honestly been extremely helpful!

Unless this was some sort of dorm with shared larger bathrooms...

I prefer to break it down by "task" and add it up from there.

There are bigger wholesale companies like NWA (not in AL) that provide a larger number of deals as well.

I recommend keeping a minimum reserve for each property (mine is $10k/door) to ensure you can cover most "surprise" expenses and larger capex when they arrive.

PMs are great if you're running a larger (5+ doors) portfolio, in a similar area, and have "lived" self-management long enough that you know you're no good at creating standard operating procedures or farming out the work directly.

Eventually, I began receiving harder tasks, making my way to meet with the CFO.

So make sure that your HML will lend you 75% if it's NOT your first deal or if it's in a larger city. 

Minimizing the headaches of flipping is no easy task, especially for someone with no experience so expect headaches and problems.