It may be hard to find unbiased advice on account of that.To me, it seems that his/their core competency is promotion and fund raising.

Feel free to reach out with any accounting questions.

I have them tell me how long a project will take to complete, and then I add buffer days or maybe up to 2 weeks, depending on how long / complex of a project it is and potentially accounting for weather if it is outside work.

The one big caution I would have for investors on the design is don’t make the room size too small.

They'll expect electronic payment options--easy open a landlord account at your bank and give routing number and account number to tenant (ACH payment). 

A home (whether primary or investment) in my eyes is considered as a savings account once you own it - a store of wealth. 

Does the cost per sqft account for electric and plumbing? 

I'd deduct this before accounting for your total cash flow. 

If you are able to setup a credit card identical to your accounts payable accrual account, it should operate the same.  

I operate 14 properties from the same checking account.