You are capable of doing much of the insulating work on own for a fraction of what a vendor would cost as can buy closed cell insulating foam kits and self install, and I am betting are going to need a LOT of it so I'd say save $10k and do what can on own there. 

These plans typically cost a bit more to establish due to the legal work, but in most cases will save you considerably over the long term.

These plans typically cost a bit more to establish due to the legal work, but in most cases will save you considerably over the long term.

Its 6+months to evict a tenant in MA (prior to Covid) and can cost a years worth of income.

My Tenant do much of the Gardening for their own self interest picking fruit and planting their own areas. my Led Common area lighting and extra security camera cost a little to start with but we have drastically lower energy cost and near zero problems. 

@Alan Le I was looking to take advantage of as much leverage as the group could handle collectively trying to maximize the quality of living while minimizing the cost. A

Buyer won't be able to lock a long term rate as it would cost a fortune.

Ben, newer houses cost a lot more money and you will have negative cash flow on them to begin.I agree that higher priced rentals attract better tenants but if this happened in a newer house, more expensive stuff will be damaged.We are having extreme weather and that's all. 

It probably cost a decent chunk of change for our first operating agreement (mainly asking stupid questions until we understood everything!)

If you ever want to connect I've been wanting to start a meet up in the douglasville/villa rica/ carrollton area.