Not only was that insanely cheap, they did an amazing job.

It's like the head gasket on a car engine, the part is cheap, but the labor to disassemble everything and re-assemble is intensive. 

The leads are relatively cheap, you can access data on Propstream and skiptrace to call.

Properties are cheap for a reason.

One thing I would definitely invest in is a cheap code lock, so you can change it and not have to meet the guests there.

State Farm, Allstate, etc.Umbrella is super cheap.

The sliders are still generally solid wood outer frames and the worst the tenants can do is knock it off the track or damage the plastic guide on the floor, which is cheap to replace.

.) - the two obvious metrics are total portfolio value and annual ROI.I have been investing in Milwaukee for 15 years now, a market known for cheap cash flow properties (and yes, they are fool's gold) and I basically buy the highest property quality that I can get to at least break even in year one.

Any good recommendations for cheap handyman/GC?

I would guess you are thinking of a 60-80 foot boat which ain't gonna be cheap!