Hiring a licensed professional is many times optional - you don’t always need to see a doctor when you’re sick, and you can DIY a home remodel if you have the right tools and knowledge.

The PM I've hired has a minimum of 100K as a requirement, but would you recommend a higher coverage limit? 

If you’re hiring a PM long-distance, you’ve gotta vet them hard upfront or you’ll regret it later.

Is it as simple as getting the site designed and engineered for the footprint, cleared and graded (all of which I am comfortable with), and then hiring a GC to build the building?

Will you hire a developer or build it yourself?

We hired an appraisal company to do an appraisal knowing we were under the gun because now the seller is threatening to sue me and keep my earnest money.

This is why for an investor who get's to a certain portfolio size where they could just hire someone directly and take on yet another role (employer), there is still value in a PM via the shield a licensed PM provides. 

In our experience, a well-vetted VA can help streamline deal sourcing, initial due diligence, and administrative tasks—allowing investors to focus on strategy and decision-making.In our team, we take pride in hiring professionals who truly understand the nuances of the industry.

I would suggest you hire an inspector as well as have a general contractor go out to the property.

Our goal is to be able to use either some type of software or spreadsheets to continue to build off of and help dial in our costs as we begin to hire more contractors for our team.