I remember HOA folks came to my apartment to personally supervise the plumbing.

Unless you can get hold of say a house flipper on BP that is in that area, you are probably gonna have to buy a flight to get over here to fix it or supervise fixing it; and certainly surveying the damage.

When we do we have one of our guys there supervising and ensuring that they take the old appliance with them.We use a local appliance place that isn't that much more expensive (sometimes even cheaper) and they have their own delivery people on staff who are very professional and courteous. 

I can pay workers between $10 and $18 per hour under our supervision and still get the job done correctly.

All building work will be done by me as I have a class b contractors license, under supervision and mentor ship by my grandfather who has built and held to a very large real estate portfolio.

Sometimes it is useful to supervise the repair or you can use it as a chance to build relationship with the service provider.One thing I never do is "vouch" for the repair person.

Once you complete the Post-Licensing course you drop the "provisional" status and become a full broker which allows you to perform real estate activities (within NCREC guidelines) without the direct supervision of a BIC, but still as an agent of the firm you hang your license with.

IF, you are a flipper or business person NOT SUPERVISING the job then yes, expect these people to DOG THE JOB for an hourly income.

how much of this work is he doing himself versus just supervising all the other trades and if that is the case, how often is it going to be on the job.

The attorney is supervised by a state board.