This home is in a very desirable neighborhood and needed very little repairs.

Drive through East Memphis from Highland to Kirby through the Walnut Grove/White Station/Walnut Grove corridor, those are your good contractors and they have no desire to work in our space.I will obtaining a license to do work for other individuals next year as I realize the need for trustworthy individuals who will understand their are profits to be made in this space with good work, loyalty, honesty and transparency. 

I've made the decision to leap into Real Estate investing in October and so I'm desiring to create relationships with other Real Estate Professionals and building my active experience in the marketing is important to me as well so I'd appreciate any help the more seasoned professionals can give. 

On top of your career, REI and everything else does anyone else have these desires?

While you might have no desire to self-manage or to have a different company in mind, know that things can change.

C-class- These properties are typically much older than 20 years and are located in less than desirable areas.

The areas they are proposing are exactly within my desired neighbourhoods.

Your question about whether you should fix-up to sell, or sell as-is, isn't quite a cut-and-dry question as you're desired timeline to sell and your available cash come into play.  

Do to her age and desiring to be hands off, she has kept the same family in the property for nearly a decade at 1/4th the market rate.

All were surprised there's a desire to create a HOA.