At minimum, you need a good consultant to perform an asbestos and lead survey BEFORE any work is done, and that includes exploratory demolition.

I am also aware that Minneapolis is expensive with regards to property prices etc but cheaper the LA.My family who live in the suburbs of St Paul are a tad leery of this area (it isn't exactly the 'burbs) meaning, I have to tread extra carefully and probably have to think about outsourcing property management IF (and only if) a deal is too good to walk away from.I have started to have exploratory conversations with a realtor who has quite a few listings in this area.

How do you manage this piece of the puzzle so I know what I should expect or ask for?

Hello @Devon Spooner ,My thoughts on this must begin with a strong caution against to much forecasting,   It is a worthy effort but its only a piece of the puzzle.    

Just in the exploratory phase now.  

You are missing too many pieces in this puzzle and are relying on multiple professionals.  

Things like that.There's a lot of missing pieces to this puzzle.

All of these measurements are just pieces to the puzzle.

Something like...Wait, so it would be my JOB to solve math puzzles and work the rules/loopholes to help the folks I'm working with, and as long as the math is real and the loopholes legit, I can't get in trouble for it?!

Still working have many puzzle pieces in motion and am hoping there will be some payoffs at the end of this year and going into 2018.