At some point you will want to outsource it if you are planning on scaling a portfolio.I would also use $100/month for insurance.

I can be present for anything planned, and will have to outsource any emergencies. 

Trust— I have bad experience since they outsource that part out.

Should be about 15-20% cheaper for a regular Investor who is outsourcing everything to a GC

Axel Meierhoefer on the warranty just check if it’s a third party warranty because that’s not worth much not does that show confidence in their work that they would outsource that.

It may be cost advantageous to outsource until you can keep three handymen busy year round.

It's not worth your mental health if it is bothering you that much.However, on the brighter side, you can learn so much from her demands/requests and how to balance tasks/management on which one to delegate/outsource versus to do it yourself.I always account this on operating cost.

Entering the rental business and I have a few questions regarding the following items: Contracts, backgrounds, and payments.Do you come up with your own contracts or outsource them, i.e. lawyer, contract service, etcHow do you perform backgrounds?

Of course the better we are, the better we are, but personally I outsource those estimates and if we are bringing folks significant discounts we will be making people money.

If you're going to wholesale deals like this, you need to do the negotiation with the lender (or outsource that piece) and get an approved contract.