Good morning, Jordan.When I was in your position of having a lot of residential properties with equity, I started trading them in for commercial via 1031, focusing on NNN properties with long-term tenants.

Request to be put into a Trade type of duty.  

I would personally always recommend using licensed and insured contractors - especially for hazardous trades such as gas and electrical.

Supply is uber-low because few people - unless they have to or die, frankly - want to sell their home with a 2.8% mortgage only to trade it in for a 7% mortgage.

It is going to be a trade off, if you want something recently renovated you will take a lower cap rate, something that is in good condition with a few minor updates you will get an average cap rate, something with deferred maintenance you need to see a higher cap rate. 

But, I have the advantage of not having to deal with the rehab, not having to learn a new market (if the property is far away), not having to find workers, etc.Typically, the extra money you're spending (in the case of a GC or a turn-key property) is the trade-off for not spending as much time, effort and expertise of your own. 

Only one contractor included trade repairs which brought the final total to $22k.

I hope my abilities will serve me right with real estate investments.I am interested in buy and hold or fix & flip deals of SFH up to $250K.I would be happy to get some tips and start building connections and a local team.I appreciate your help,Chen Hi Chen, I am also an engineer by trade but am now a full-time investor and agent. 

I got solar on our Primary, we are in Denver, and basically i traded an electric bill for a solar bill, at the time. 3 years later it is actually cheaper than the electric bill and we do get a check every year.I did hear that getting a battery bank helps make it more worth while. 

There is a time between meetings called " buy, sell, trade" where you could do just that.