It was 12 properties in total but I'm only interested in 6 of them. 

Your CPA’s counsel is now starting to make more sense.

I start off by saying, "How much money do I need to make to make a flip worth my time and effort?"  

Time on market is generally not on your side as a seller, buyers know that and offers will generally start to come in lower.

what are your thoughts/experience with turnkey for starting

Our goal is to deliver as much value as possible to encourage everyone to either get started investing or dramatically expand your portfolio in the best markets to accomplish your goals regardless if this is your 1st property or 50th!

If you can find anything comparable that has sold in the area as well as if there's anything similar on the market, that may be a good start. 

Iʻm a new investor and donʻt know where to start.  

I used to have something like this, but it pretty comprehensive.I have the original unmodified version I started with that I can send to you if you'd like it.I believe its geared towards units where I've modified my version specifically for commercial industrial/office/mixed use developments.If you want it send me a PM with your email.

I have multi-family (600+ units) experience with start up for submetering water/sewage/trash via Conservice, electricity was always required to be in tenants name (with revert to owner and bill back in the event of a default in payment).