Will we be doing it ourselves or maybe we need a reliable investor friendly contractor to help out.

Reliable and easy to use until a guest shattered the carafe'.

Looking to learn more about the market and find reliable agents, contractors, and property managers.

I have read many DST PPM's and have come to conclusion the Sponsors are the only one that can reliably profit from these investment tools, whereas the investors can only trust their due diligence identified enough red-flags.

If not, you are wasting a ton of time and energy driving back and forth. 

Find a reliable one that will sweep in from of your place once or twice a week for pocket money. 

I moved onto another lender who was more reliable.

how about locations near energy corridor and woodlands?

Simple- exellent relationships with reliable and honest contractors.

If you do, AND you are paying utilities, make sure those are energy-efficient appliances.