Make the offer appealing by highlighting the short-term ROI from his renovation expertise and potential profit-sharing during the partnership.

.- The new PMC you want to hire will have to increase your Placement Fee, so they can offer a commission to an agent that brings then a tenant.

By focusing on cost-effective improvements, investors can significantly enhance property value.By first Identifying which renovations offer the highest ROI—typically kitchens, bathrooms, and curb appeal. 

Of course it is very important to do proper due diligence on the investment and the operator.As far as self-directed IRA there are number of companies offering such service, this topic has been discussed here on the forum many times so you should search using this keyword and learn from those discussions.

Forming an LLC for your rental property can offer liability protection, but no real tax benefit.

It takes dedicated resources to build out and to do effectively at scale.

Here is a great resource. https://www.areavibes.com/They give you a total livability score and you can type any address in 

We now include insurance contingencies in offers for more areas, certainly around Tahoe, but also in other urban interface areas.

I haven’t received the quote back for this place yet, but other similar properties we offered on were in the $4k/year range for insurance.

Your property is similar to mine in great Indianapolis suburb with good schools owned since 2013 - worth about $300,000 (possibly could get a little more if in a multiple offer situation), property tax $6249.