I'm here because, like many others, I lost my job in the Insurance industry due to Covid-19 last year, and since then I've been conducting freelance (technical writing, 3D structural design) work to earn an income.

Too many stories of how the buyer lost their cash in the deal and the deed was forced back to the owner, should the owner hire a crafty attorney and charge you with fraud, misleading the seller, blablabla all non-sense, and all solved by only doing creative deals where the owner/occupants move out prioor to closing.If I guess corrrectly; this guy is a nut, wishful thinking and you should make a written offer,  based on him moving out prior to closing.  

Costs of furniture, gas/Lyft/Uber, hiring handymen to assemble furniture takes a lot of money!

Before you hire a PMC you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”, since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant: https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processes

Without getting into it too deep or hiring an appraiser how do you vet good comps?

Lastly, while you said you don't want to be a landlord, that doesn't necessarily mean you couldn't hire management.

If the title company doesn't want to do that extra legwork, or it isn't their company policy, or they just plain don't have the confidence for it, you can hire the services of a transaction coordinator and they will coordinate the transaction for you.If the buyer is leveraging borrowed funds for the purchase you'll have to be a lot more careful. 

Can’t afford hardwood, house already has gorgeous mid century hardwood floors.Will be hiring a handyman/contractor. 

If you buy distressed and just hire a contractor, you'll be spending almost as much (or sometimes more) as if you'd just bought it in good condition.

Architects will draw until the end of time and can become costly if you're not clear on the project and also hiring the wrong architect that doesn't have a track record with the type of building you want to build will be costly.