If your property management company is good and has built an internal maintenance team which has set rates and had strong relationship relationships with licensed contractor which should keep costs in control, you should never need to shop contractors on your own I wouldn't think.So in short, our policy is give us your preferred contractors upfront if you have them, but then we work all tickets to resolution including dispatch, and payment of invoices.This is of course for operational expenses.  

It sounds like you may be a better fit for a smaller operation that still offers guided tours.

The key is to pick a lane—focus on improving as an investor, finding great deals, and letting a solid property manager handle the operations.

@Jay Hinrichs exactly the risk is even more than traditional development and the profit is actually less with more operational headaches.

Does anyone have any advice on effectively setting up temporary battery-operated cameras on a long-term rental property to deter break-ins and squatters while rent-ready repairs are being made before a tenant moves in?

You also need the operating cash to do rehab.I say this because you mention FHA and low money.

When you do the turnkey offerings to completely new investors like that, you're going to end up working with a lot of inexperienced investors who blame the turnkey operator for things that are a normal part of the property management business.

Is it Leasing, Property Management, Vendor Management, Operations, Finance, Accounting... 

Some numbers:Expected 2026 income after raising rents to market value and assuming 7% vacancy: $144k.Expenses: $14k property management, $18k property tax, $10k insurance, $10k utilities, $8k in repairs/maintenance/advertising/admin/etc: Total operating expenses: $60kNOI: $84kBased on 6% cap rate that brings the valuation to only $1.4m, or $1.5m based on 5.5% cap rate.

Operating in the Luxury SpaceWe focus on properties in the $1.4 million to $1.9 million purchase price range, which allows us to sell finished projects in the $2.5 million to $3 million range.