I wont need to spend that money now.   

A common bit of advice seen on this site is, "Don't spend $20K on a mentoring program when you could spend that money on your first deal and you'll learn much more."

You have to protect your assets and your family.Yes to all over 18 years old.

We have a 14-page management contract that we've added our real experiences to over the years, with the intent of protecting both us AND the landlord.

My regret is not buying one in Hawaii or somewhere else where my family could spend some vacation time.

Quote from @Josh Ball: Quote from @Jonathan Greene: Smokers aren't a protected class, but they could argue that whatever the underlying "medical" issue for the card could be part of one.

GC in my area cost 10% of the total and I would say that is worth it for what they provide, but if you have the knowledge and willingness to be on the phone with subs (and spend a lot of time on site) you could save that by DIYing it.

So, realistically, how much time do you expect a PMC to spend getting multiple bids?

I understand that starting out, depending on how fast you want to build your portfolio, you could spend a lot of time at it.For those with established investment portfolios, how much time is required to maintain it?

I took the next 5 months to tackle everything myself spending approximately 17k in supplies and tools + paying a plumber and roofer 4k total to fix those issues.