My professional career is in transition, so I find myself with a scarce resource: time.

@Nicholas Newbould I am not an attorney or CPA and I suggest you consult these professionals in this type of scenario. ect...In general though, yes. 

I currently have a family-two parents, one with 6 figure professional job; other with a part-time professional job but is mostly a SAHM.  

I do like my PM company as they are professional and efficient and all these fixes sound necessary to me.

Also I would not have any work done until you have at least three professional estimates done.

Learn your market, and stay close to the skilled professionals, such as lawyers and title agents, who can save your bottom line.See the original at: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/newbie-wholesaling-faqs

They're the professionals at this sort of thing. 

I've tried reasearching this and have found it difficult to locate authentic reviews/suggestions from actual professionals in the business.

The better the class of the property, the better your chances for success will be whether you self manage or have it professionally managed. 

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.