This is a task to handle carefully and at arms length. 

The third, I think I will break even or small profit, but it will be on the longer end of the hold, like 7+ yrs overall.I have not had any additional capital calls.

While $85K is no small number I am confident that we will be able to pay it back before the end of next year and still accomplish our goal of purchasing a minimum of one property a year.   

These books are filled with practical advice to help you avoid these mistakes that start small and snowball into major issues.

My friend knows just about every contractor within 2 hours of us and can likely fix small problems that come up.

.- Do you want to manage the new system internally or have an outside vendor manage it for you for a small fee.- Would you be requiring custom changes often to your digital workflow?

It's really impossible to give you a direct answer on your question without knowing a lot more about your plans. 

Are you vendor direct could be a lot cheaper on countertops, and could save you money..

But she takes excellent care of them (even put in a small concrete pool for them to play in during the summer:-).

Quote from @Jay Hinrichs: Bruce there is also that famous case in San Fran  in the Seacliff area of 5 to 30 mil homes and someone bought their right of way on a small private street and were trying to block them off and then of course sell it back to these folks.