I also recommend hiring an accountant that specializes real estate taxation. 

It is well worth your money to hire an attorney.

HI, We are taking over a rental  unit from current rent managament company we had hired.

Even if you are not an expert electrician after a Summer or a year of weekends and holidays, you will know more than most and perhaps be able to do your own minor repairs and know where people you hire in the future cut corners and you will learn appropriate pricing.4. 

Decide whether to manage the property yourself or hire a company.Good luck!

If I hired a PM that would also take care of collections (among other things) would I still need a service like rent redi?

When you hire people to work in your business you are buying their skills and time.2.

Or are you most interested in long term rentals (thinking about jobs that a property manager might hire for)?

I’m considering reaching out to a real estate development consultant to gather info and possibly hire a consultant.

Since it will eventually be a rental property and you'll have to hire someone to cut the grass anyway (I assume there's grass😂) would trimming the hedges add a lot to the expense, or add a lot to the desirability of the property?