My career to date speaks towards getting involved with multifamily investment, but I'm really open anything on the spectrum at this point including single family.

One I co-own with my brother that’s rented(I’d prefer not to involve that one), of the others one is rented and one is being rehabbed. 

On my SS deal, neither party had real estate agents involved. 

I am doing my homework on what being a Host Owner means and all the details involved.

Since it’s the lender’s responsibility to manage their risk, not checking credit or accepting a low credit score without large trade-offs to leverage is something a true lender wouldn’t do.Properly vetting our borrowers is not only beneficial to a lender, but it also ensures the borrower isn’t getting involved in a deal that isn’t a good fit for them.

I would get involved in your local REIA and BP meetups, etc in your area and starting building relationships with people. 

Their coverage is primary and non-contibutoryThey may balk at some of the above because it may involve a cost.  

Details:- This would be my first fixer, but I my family is very involved in real estate, so I'm not totally green.- ARV Comps for this property are in the $500k-$600k range in my neighborhood.- The guy bought the property in 2004 and it's been vacant for a couple years, but he has been checking in on it periodically.  

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

More important is that your CPA has lots of clients involved in REI.