It's a bit more expensive, but I've been a big fan of hiring a GC with his/her own crew over the last couple of years.

I am a Columbus investor and frequently am looking at zainesville when the c’bus craziness gets me sad.I’ve done no research on the fundamentals of the market because I don’t trust the ability to find a reliable property manager, which for me is a dealbreaker:1.

I have been a big fan of Quest for a long time.

Like Caleb said, your friend will need to be comfortable with a 10+ year timeline.Now, I am a big fan of leverage.

I need an Electrician to do a wire run and install a Bathroom Ventilation Fan. 

Then have a handyman open up the Sheetrock and spray a bacteria killer inside the wall followed by running fans in the room for a few days to dry it out.

I am wanting to engage more frequently with people more knowledgeable and/or experienced than me.

The benefit also being we also have a bedroom AC, on not too hot days, we just turn the living room on, have fans blow into the bedroom.

But definitely try your best to air it out by opening doors and windows and using fans.  

I'm a fan of using Zelle for rent payments and other P2P payments in general.