I would vet contractors by finding local real estate agents that also work with investors, and/or a rehab investor in your area that does a lot of deals.

I have sat in a couple of those meetings, they sure say no a lot.

@Grant Shipman, I will say, I have not explicitly seen anyone violate these rules (that I know of), but more commonly there are a lot of people who have comfort operating at the margins.I.e. compliance officers/attorneys that stop at the letter of the law may say: "investment manager X, you can advertise your company all you want.  

Whether you’re managing other people’s properties as a cohost or you own all your properties, it’s a great choice.Hospitable has a lot of built-in automatic messages that other PMSs don’t offer, and the mobile app has all the same functionality as the desktop version.

As Nathan suggested, I'll learn a lot more as I go, but what currently resonates with me is minimizing tenants rather than maximizing RoI.Tim and @Adam Tafel, I will be reaching out to you.Thanks again!

I’m a realtor here in Indianapolis and work with a lot of investors in the area.

You can learn a LOT from him:)

north of Tampa is an interesting area (about an hour or two) and there are a lot of low end places. 

@Kana Watanabe I have seen @Christopher J Driscoll Designs for his ADU and they are amazing, He has gone through the process of speaking with a lot of GC's in the area so hes a great resource for all of the above.

When a home has big maintenance needs, it probably has a lot of little maintenance needs.