Another classic failure to look at trade offs and instead focus on a pathos argument: "look at what this one person did to get around the system, the rule is terrible and we need to get rid of it".

It does take some skill, so I can see where not everyone will be able to execute even the “few” weeks timeline..

You can also do this on your own, but the agent will be able to narrow down many options and if they're really good they'll uncover some gems or off market deals.What I suggest is doing basic deal analysis on each of the properties you visit and you'll improve the "math" skills that you mention you struggle with.

The equity that I knew I can build up from my contracting skills and knowledge !

I usually join Facebook groups that are local to the city I'm working...every city seems to have a trading post and Craigslist group within Facebook. 

As far as the logo goes, I have passable graphic designing skills so I should be able to create it myself but unsure what to model it after.

I am a general contractor by trade and have thus far saved up money to buy all of my rental properties (and their necessary improvements) out of pocket.

I've done other projects but nothing of this scale, so a real professional and skilled GC is a must.

The reason why that's a positive thing is, with a bit of recently gained Insurance Policy Knowledge and some estimate writing skills, we were able to have all the damages covered by insurance, giving us a stepping stone to both restoring the property and building our rental property empire.

However, I knew a bit of policy knowledge, estimate writing skills and how to reconcile the insurance estimate to well over their original settlement.