You may wish to confirm that the new 401k provider has experience with the particular investments in which you intend to invest your retirement funds as you very likely will have questions in terms of the mechanics (e.g. how do you invest in real estate, etc.).3.

@Brandon McNultyCapex includes those big items; roofs, floors, kitchen cabinets and counters, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, etc.  

I can definitely recommend West Side Oil in Suffield ( https://www.westsideoil.com/ )I've used Fontaine Mechanical for plumbing before but they do furnaces as well ( http://www.fontaine-mechanical.com/ )Best of Luck!

Is it over the counter, require planning review, structural or mechanical subs, historic, etc? 

Older properties can need new roofs, new mechanical, plumbing repairs, and other expensive things.I would look for existing multifamily with tenants in place and cash flow.

Especially on 100+ year old buildings & especially if you don’t have scale.For buildings like this, you need to go through a whole building’s mechanicals and capex items and estimate a monthly capex number properly. 

I then spend the next days or week going to mechanics and insurance companies to determine what it will cost to fix this and that and customize this and that, and call insurance to get a quote.While I am doing all of that work above, Joe from down the street where you live stops by and says hey Andre, I'll buy your vehicle, here is a $2000 deposit and a signed contract to buy it.Should I be upset at Joe down the street?

@bjornahland Yes, I am concerned with the up keep and having to deal with any possible mechanical or leakage issues.

How are the mechanicals? 

Most of the time I can make an educated guess If it will either be a gut job, a rehab involving some mechanical repairs/drywall work/kitchens/baths, or a pure cosmetic reno.