I would read a sh*t load, eat tuna and PB&J and get a house hack under your belt as soon as possible.

I try to eat 18 healthy meals per week (I often fail, but rarely eat fewer than 15 healthy meals) and most weeks am able to completely avoid foods that contain any sugar or variants whatsoever. 

Your property is gonna cost you an arm and a leg and the loan repayments are going to eat up most of your cash flow.

I would recommend buying properties with solid systems since you will be OOS and also roofs HVAC's and etc... eat up cash and will slow down your BRRR plans.

Or should I just let it go and eat the cost?

I would be lying if I said I wasn't trying to make a sale because at the end of the day, that's how I eat.

It's only a matter of time before they screw up or get tired of doing the job for peanuts.You can save 6.5% each month and in two years a mistake is made that could cost you $10,000 and eat up every penny of "savings" over the years. 

I make good money working in tech, so could eat these costs, but I'm unsure if this is the best idea to rent it.

And of course, don't draw too much from it so that it eats away at your potential gains on your next property.I love talking about split entitlement for VA loans and also advising active duty and veterans on how to utilize their benefit to the max.

I just dont know where to start disputing this, if it is with the plumbing company first, with the HOA/MC who authorized the additional fixes, or just maybe eat the cost and try to put an insurance claim under my rental condominium policy if i can.