There are a lot of technology tools these days that make it easier, like Cozy.co.I would still put Property Management fees in your calculations and essentially you'll be paying yourself for operating the units until you decide to outsource it... and don't forget vacancy.Have fun with it!

Plan to outsource what you can't handle.

Don't assume you can outsource everything and just collect checks.

Detroit is partly the victim of economic trends far beyond its control, the downsizing and outsourcing of the auto industry and the collapse of the sub-prime bubble, to name just two.

My line of thinking was it would give me an advantage if I outsourced this work to him so I can still keep moving forward with my work.

If you self manage it will take more out of you, if you outsource you will have fewer interested PM's.  

From them it is time consuming to evaluate all the properties that come in.Is there anyone else who has similar issues or a system implace to outsource this portion of valuation?

Less time consuming-You can outsource much of the day to day work to a management team.2.

The HVAC system, spray foam insulation, and sheetrock were outsourced to contractors, two of whom financed the work.To make a long story short, the build took about 2 months to complete.

Do it yourself, outsource it, or have a tenant do it for a slightly reduced rent?