Recommend keeping your W2 job for as long as possible while building your PMC business.Typically, one needs 75-125 properties under management to actually make a living.This approach will also force you to automate your PMC business and maybe even hire a Remote Worker or two as you're able to afford. 

Some just want to call it a day, hire manager, there happy getting what they got, paying down debt, that's it, done.     

You may have neighbors willing to help now and then, but it's unlikely you'll find a neighbor willing to do this all the time, every time, for years.In my experience, most landlords lose far more money through self-management than they would by hiring a professional, even when they live close to the rental.

If you don't know how to do any of this, I recommend you hire an attorney to help you with the process.Do yourself a favor: buy "Every Landlord's Legal Guide" by NOLO.

We plan on being  long distance owners/mgrs and can't imagine findng & hiring someone to rent a truck, drive around and grab furniture on a onesy/twosy basis, particularly within a reasonable timeframe to not delay launch. 

Looking to possibly add Property Meld into the equation, and use a VA to help with a property coordinator.When we were in this situation, we hired a scaling company to help us grow.

The numbers don't pencil out if I have to hire an architect to draw the plan with all details from scratch. 

The chimney’s exterior, made of metal tubing, will remain intact.I plan to hire contractors for the entire project.

If there is a large amount of mold or potentially mold in spots you can't remediate, hire a professional.4.

If the GC you hire is lazy and tries to get the subs to manage themselves then chances are your finishes will not be of the same quality as your comps and your exit of 300k is now 260k cause you are not the same quality as the comps.