If you just hire the cheapest or first PMC you speak with and it turns into a bad experience, please don’t assume ALL PMC’s are bad and start trashing PMC’s in general.

Currently staying at my in laws so we can continue to save until he's hired.

But at the end of the day, we got it done.We hired a GC and he hired the subs.

I'd strongly urge you to hire a public adjuster. 

., how far away you are, how much time you have to devote to the property, managing service calls, going there if necessary, ability to do your own work, etc.So that's something you'll really need to decide for yourself - though I would say as a new person, you should expect that you'll be there a bit more than you "imagine" you will be (at least that was my experience when I was new 15+ yrs ago).If you do decide to hire it out, I can recommend a couple of local companies.

1) Hire a good agent with solid relationships in the market place2) waive contingencies 3) Use an escalation clause and escalate in strong increments4) Find out if anything besides price is important to the sellers

Could you hire a property manager to control these headache-properties?

If you need to hire someone to haul it and rent a storage area, you might be able to charge them for it (if you think they would pay). 

That tells you a lot.I would be looking at all this stuff way BEFORE you hire an inspector......Typically inspectors only check the water pressure coming into the house, but not the pressure of the pipes.On a house that old, I would also hire a separate plumber to scope the sewer pipes, unless you know PVC has recently been installed....probably $150.You should also have termite/WDI inspection as part of your home inspection.

I have no construction experience and wouldn't know who to hire or delegate to for this.