It is important that you hire professionals who have experience working with foreign investors.

Also keep in mind that at least the time I read the rules an owner had to reside within X number of miles of the city and if they didn't they had to hire a local PM. 

If you just hire the cheapest or first PMC you speak with and it turns into a bad experience, please don’t assume ALL PMC’s are bad and start trashing PMC’s in general.

I own properties in a number of states and have hired and worked with a number of property mgmt firms and these guys hands down are the worst.

Any thoughts on hiring an attorney or public adjuster?

We currently use Podio, but we hired a developer to customize it further, tailoring it more closely to our systems and processes.If you are just starting out, you could use the basic Podio template and continue customizing it over time.

Ex (random numbers pulled out of thin air)$100k purchase $160k ARV$30k reno but $20k at cost$15k holding costsTotal Cost:$145k cost or $135k with contractorWith the contractor at cost, I have an extra $10k of margin where I don't lose money, but obviously not ideal for the contractor since they would make less.I think a good way to price it would be the equity would equal your profit if you did a fee construction at slightly below the projected ARV, and slightly below the projected hold time.

I would go to the house with my air compressor, hook it up, and see where the leak is.

We hired a General Contractor for an exterior back wall stabilization.

I started hiring people and was purchasing properties left and right.