In addition to that they are having to pick up and deliver the materials. 

If you're going to self-manage you should definitely pick market(s) that you are familiar with.

I'd love to connect and pick your brain about the area. 

There are many times the architect/engineer gets busy doing other jobs and forgets your plans at the city or delays picking them up/making corrections 4.

I'm picking up on this thread as currently trying to narrow down my property manager search in Houston.

We had to move to Jackson MS for one year to work on 220 defaulted loans I owned.. that was no pick nic..

Does everyone else find it odd that @Dutch Mendenhall has been an active participant on this site for years and he goes silent while @Brent Mendenhall picks up the pieces? 

Amy is obvious since you never Answered @Joe S. question your just a schill looking to pick a fight and you have zero credibility with 6 total posts so where do you come off making demands like this..

Don’t sellers pick their own title company?

Also, when picking a lender, make sure you pick one that is very familiar with BRRRR strategies, has access to hundreds of lenders to shop the best Hard Money and Refinance partners for you, and that can give you advise on the front end.