Usually when I close on a house, the insurance company sends out somebody to do a visual inspection.

@Jason Brown - I'm a CT based investor, flipper, and property management company owner.  

Do you have a property management company you use? 

Call some local HVAC/Mechanical companies and ask what the average cost would be for this upgrade! 

Quote from @Brandon Blackmon: @Bruce Woodruff 100% the answer I'm looking.... a solid GC, has a 20-25% markup to I would for sure know going into this that these are private companies and they can set their own fees. 

Cash flow is definitely the biggest challenge; both in terms of finding properties to buy that cash flow with a loan on them and just company wide given interest rates and labor/material is up and, at least where I'm at in Jackson County, MO, taxes are way up too. 

Boostly is a great company and the founder is a great guy!

3) GPs tout years of experience in this space, how can LPs stay on top of GPs staying on top of hired companies? 

I am under contract for a property out in Columbus and they are one of the few property management companies I am considering going with! 

Fannie Mae will allow you to transfer the deed to an LLC if you decide to try to go the conventional route, but the loan would still be in your names and you'll need to pay a title company a second time post-closing to do this  for you. 3) I can't speak for the area so no comment there4) If you're self managing, make sure you find vendors you can trust in the area since you won't be able to easily verify if an HVAC guy, plumber, etc. is trying to rip you off and tell you to buy something you don't actually need. 5) Make sure you have clear alignment of goals and a clear operating agreement that spells out what to do if those goals start to not align in the future since you'll be jointly obligated to these properties.