Additionally, I don't have the time to sift through all the legal jargon and pinpoint where they’ve breached the contract, so it's worth having a lawyer review it in my situation.

& Birmingham, Alabama.In addition there are tons of other turnkey "out of state" markets out there besides those listed above.

@Salome Ditmars In addition to what has already been shared on this thread, trusting the sponsor will be paramount to you sleeping at night, and I can't stress that enough.

Also, starting my journey in real state investment made change my mindset and since last year I have been more disciplined on my finances and I have been taking better decision on how I spend my money. 

But MANY/maybe most people don’t know you need to spend that $10-15k on top of the solar.

You can spend as little as $100 to form an LLC, or you could use an attorney and spend $1,000 or more.

Given Covid related material and supply shortages, should I plan additional buffer time around my contractor's estimates. 

I got a very good price on the building (about $25k per door), but it was a ton of work as in addition to tenant issues, there was TONS of physical distress (foundation repairs, sewer line and water line repairs, electrical upgrades, new roof, and apartment renovations needed for all units). 

Additionally, are there any other methods, approaches or strategies you’d suggest for someone just starting out in this space?

In addition being able to do your own searchs and one thing out west here that was very productive for us/me was just going through the big Plat maps ( the actual mylar / paper ones in the day) We could find shadow plats.