But would I feel competent performing surgery on someone without an expert's guiding hand?

As for the construction of the park, the plans will be put out for bid as a negotiated job upon completion, and we will be using a third party, general contractor to perform the work.

@Sean SpagnolaRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

We put them to the test with an office warehouse 3 building 40,000 sq ft syndication 2 years ago and they performed as they stated.When utilizing local lenders who keep the loan in their portfolio, you CAN negotiate on rate BUT I find it much better to pay 1/4 to 1/2 point above the absolute minimum and obtain these other advantages instead.  

For newly constructed, purchased or renovated properties and also retroactive generally over the last 10 years, building components are properly classified into individual units of property and accurate recovery periods for computing depreciation deductions.

>Seems to me that at scale, a portfolio like Luka's would indeed build wealth over timeIt is cash flow negative in a market that has an appreciation rate (2.17%) for this century below the inflation rate.https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/oh/cleveland/real-estatehere are some thoughts about your plan: - why perform a value add in a market where the value add does not add much value especially if the property will be acquired at no cost?  

If the software is not simplifying your life or making you more accurate, you shouldn't use it.

If they demand better performance, let them hire an A/C technician on their own dime and get a professional opinion, or they can terminate their lease early and move somewhere else.

It depends on: (like you eluded to) whether you are buying 1sts or 2nds, whether you want NPLs or performing notes, whether you want the property, whether you buy CFDs, whether you can wait 18 months for a foreclosure, etc.

Repairs vs. capital expenditures.Find out how long the provider has been doing cost segregation studies and how many they have performed.