Because of this, we are wondering if there are any individuals or companies that provide property management service on a per visit / per hour basis instead of per month.

https://www.har.com/content/newsroom/Houston Real Estate Highlights in June:-Single-family home sales increased for the thirteenth consecutive month, up 13.6 percent year-over-year with 10,638 units sold;-The Days on Market (DOM) figure for single-family homes fell from 57 to 29;-Total property sales rose 16.9 percent with 13,090 units sold – the highest volume in history;-Total dollar volume increased 43.8 percent to $4.8 billion – a historic high;-The single-family average price reached a new record high, increasing 23.7 percent to $395,316; -The single-family median price rose 20.0 percent to $314,500 – also a record high; -Single-family homes months of inventory registered a 1.5-months supply, down from 3.0 months year-over-year and below the national inventory of 2.5 months;-On a year-to-date basis, single-family homes sales are running 25.9 percent ahead of 2020’s record pace.

You may have received a step-up in cost basis when your father passed and left you the houses, so you may not have much taxable gain depending on when you inherited the property.  

Stuff like driving for dollars, running your numbers, extending your network, direct mail/flyering are the basis and you can apply anywhere.

Be at the property every day on the last few weeks of construction.

A little bit every day, and in no time you'll have tons of knowledge under your belt and will feel more prepared to start your REI career!

My past life was a fight pilot, we took risk everyday, but it was always a calculated risk.  

If it makes you feel any better you’ll probably be able to do the same with out the 1031 and you’ll have a new higher basis.

I just bought my first rental property and I am learning everyday.

But there are sellers everyday still working with buyers reasonably.