Hi @Brandon Allen - for pier and beam, try Align Foundation.They did quick and inexpensive work on our one pier and beam house.Andy

Make sure you align with his value system. 

Our goals are aligned: keep units rented, keep costs down. 

The carpenter can help get the house and the chimney to align again.Last thing, you personally want to be on site when any 'jacking/moving' of the chimney is going on.

Rent bumps are not as strong as apartments but you do not have rising costs offsetting rent increases because the corporate tenant pays for repairs to the building, insurance, and taxes.Multifamily if you are going to partner you have to make sure your goals align with risk, exit strategy, and returns wanted.

Someone who's interests are aligned with yours MUST be involved in the PM, IMO anyway.

You could avoid almost all of this hassle if you just align yourself with an experienced and active house flipper.For a first-hand example, I have flipped hundreds of houses and I can't think of any reason why I would want to sue my lender.

PIMCO and the academics like to study markets that are highly efficient and align with their finance models that rely on overly-simplistic assumptions.

Unlikely these will align perfectly.

Well, being an investor will be easy if you find the right broker or firm to align with so you can learn.