Negative, if you could refer me to one it could be greatly appreciated 

If anybody has any clue as to what he might've been referring to, please share!

In reference to finding the best contractors, I highly recommend networking and getting to know high volume investors in your area and asksing them for recommendations.

I have a reference who’s a member here on BiggerPockets.

First reference look at average apartment maintenance/cap ex which NAR publishes.

Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

For reference, in the pictures, we converted a loft space into a thriving community space for the arts in Brooklyn.

Agree to a lease that allows you to cancel the lease with minimal notice the moment anything goes wrong.Ask for references and contact themSide note: make sure you can actually get insurance to cover you under this scenario before agreeing to it.

Here's an article for reference: https://www.woodtv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/10-us-cities-where-home-prices-are-getting-worse-and-5-where-theyre-dropping/?

If you are looking at protecting your profit, you can have a prepayment penalty, that would be graduated, for instance, you could have a $50,000 prepay year 1, then $45,000 year 2 and so on until you get to year 10 with no pre payment penalty.Also for future reference you can get Fix and Flip loans without having to tap into the equity in your primary residence.