There's no need to discount your services- when your mechanic fixes your car, do you think they did a terrible job if they didn't give you a discount?

I find it best to instead review costs based on scope category budgets 1st- ie kitchen/bath/open space/mechanicals/landscaping etc. then new construction shell scope budgets including pre-con.

A problem with electronic gates is it they are often very simple to open by disconnecting the chain of some other mechanism.

I currently am a mechanic/commercial truck driver that is determined to be financially free!

I'm a 25 year old, mechanical engineer, obsessed with fitness and health, cars, travel, and obviously investing.

Do I drop 2k on a mechanic for the work?

It all comes down to time, money, and appetite for risk in my opinion (I'd add genuine interest, but the fact that we're on a BP forum likely means you're interested in the mechanics of real estate instead of just seeing it as another investment tool). 

See, these are all existing mechanisms ready for use to affect more supply, lowered prices for tenants, time tested over decades of use for most.

@Matiullah QuraishiSpeed Queen has led the way for years and still offers laundry machines with mechanical timers and switches.

Rent control for Saint Paul passed with a 3% cap on annual rent increases and no mechanism for adjustments based on improvements or resetting to market rates between tenants.