After watching my wife, son and I build our 8locations over the last 7 years, he finally got the itch and saidhey, help me get started.Already posted theprocess he went through on another post developing the location.

Given that my unit is sandwiched between two others, could this be a structural issue affecting the whole building?

I'm not sure why not - one of the great parts about real estate investing is that you can build a team around you for aspects you aren't as strong at or simply want to delegate to someone/expert and do the others yourself - look up "Core 4" for example - where you can have an agent, lender, manager, contractor all at once for your investments and can theoretically just let them do all the interactive work

About to close on a 10+unit apartment building and my wife and I would like to self-manage as much as possible, as I am local. 

Until you build trust with a team or contact you should view every property esp a MF that is a larger investment.

It is our goal to provide all the tools, resources, education & coaching any individual needs to learn how to build a sustainable investment portfolio to achieve financial independence & generational wealth through real estate investing.It should be noted, that while the Academy is not a requirement to invest with RTR, the individuals that do join the Academy are much more successful long term since they have spent time to clearly develop their own individual investment strategy & plan!

I am the founder and if the club was meant to defraud people, I certainly wouldn't invest in an office building to invite strangers into my home. 

While your condo snowball strategy builds equity, modest cash flow and HOA fees may limit returns.

Building homes always comes with surprises but the best part is that our clients don't feel any of that.

I do want liquidity to invest elsewhere which is why I'd like the cash back from the reno ASAP, but I don't need liquidity equal to the value of the house--just the basement build-out, if possible.With option #3--how do you "cash out immediately"?