In the 5 years you've operated your rental SFR portfolio have you used licensed and insured contractors/vendors?

I am on the board of CFRI, the local chapter of the National REIA.

Good point - At least in FL, since I am licensed I can pay to the other agent's broker legally.We pay the same regardless if it is an RE agent or not, i.e. we pay that same rate to friends, family, current clients, vendors, etc.

-Being able to give your tenants the professional experience of timely responses, quick attention to maintenance, using the on-hand already vetted roster of vendors, providing a sense of formal hospitality and customer service... can be worth the management fees. - Staying compliant with various tenant laws and fair housing policies is also a big factor I hear a lot.

Enter a maintenance request, assign a vendor, attach a fake invoice.

A PM will also handling coordination with vendors.

What's left is simply $ to close (HML easily solves that) getting the vendors to do the "simple stuff" (pick your platform; Angie, Neighborly etc etc) and than to sell it (more agents than one can count happy to list). 

I don’t want to keep up on local, state and federal law changes so they keep me legal.

I own a 17 unit apartment building near Minneapolis built in the 60s and wanting to implement wifi camera system and modernize the access panel (wifi managed).Any vendor recommendations?

I would recommend attending some local meet up groups or REIA meetings.