What specifically are the PMCs charging for that is restricting your cashflow?

@Bennett Albertson Thanks, yes they have max deductibles and are all on the same commercial policy. 

If I were in your shoes, I would do the following:- set 6 months worth of income aside in a HYSA to save it for a rainy day (this will help shield you if you lose your job, or if something goes horribly awry with your investment properties)- open a Bank on Yourself life insurance policy (this is a specific type of high dividend paying whole life insurance where you can borrow against the cash value in your policy at any time and the money will continue growing as if you never took out a loan.

One would need to connect with a realtor, lender, there's inspections, there's needing a specific amount of capital to invest, tenants, property management, etc. 

Embracing a full-speed-ahead approach, I've drafted a rough business plan and developed a Progressive Web App (PWA) calculator, a tool to help me evaluate properties, determine appropriate rent, and calculate tax deductions – it's all about being prepared!

@Madeline Mercer hmm, usually the new automatic payment just gets deducted, at least in my experience.

Pergo Outlast+ is the middle one of 3 quality levels and is specifically rated for bathrooms and kitchens and advertised as waterproof.

Tucson Section 8 is valuing my two- and three-bedroom units in a duplex well below market rental rates because they said they don't have data supporting higher rents specific to duplexes (they won't compare to SFHs or Apartments).   

Hail coverage is unfortunately getting really expensive (like $5000 deductible).As for vacancies, call around to multiple PM companies and ask about economic vacancy, not just physical vacancy.

In my experience, homes with window units only require a specific buyer versus having an HVAC which most buyers tend to prefer.