I've dabbled in the legal and non-profit fields for some time, but back in school for a computer science degree.

Thanks @Joel OwensI just learned that Lender engaged good companies Partner Engineering and Science, Inc (www.partneresi.com) for property inspection and Colliers International (www.colliers.com) for appraisal report.I think they would cover most of what I needed (including 10% of unit inspections), except an engineering report (they do check structural cracks etc high level)...so, I am wondering if I should ask them to do that as well for extra cost....Any input on this? 

Now I had a massive advantage, I was a GC, and had spent near 20yrs in the trades before I started flipping as an investor, so I had things down to a science already.

Nobody says it's an exact science.

Computer Science Degree, Senior Software Developer.  

It's more art than science but more science than not doing it.  

REI isn't rocket science, anyone can do it it just takes a lot of grinding and hard work.

They have it down to a science over there.

I also write fictional crime and investigation mystery's available on Amazon.

We have been investing for over 10 years and finding contractors is a art and not a science and we have found the most luck finding specialized contractors for each item.