Pulling permits, hiring licensed contractors, being someone anal about the carpenters/cabinet installer/tiler/painters work.  

A French drain isn’t usually that expensive or difficult to install however.

The first tenet of the 1031 exchange is that you cannot DIY a 1031 exchange. 

Now that I have 12 units completely installed I am working on converting another 2 buildings with 9 more units.

But there is nothing like the eyes of someone that has installed a water heater, replaced a breaker box or laid a floor to really get to the bottom of the true issue on a home fast. 

Will you be installing your own water lines?  

Next week my 2nd installment of property taxes are due.

Brown RentRedi tries to enhance the DIY management options.It is NOT a replacement for a PMC.Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

The rep said only Kohler can install their products and they do nothing else which means she is on her own to find another contractor to finish the remodel.

I pay roughly $1/sq ft for material and installation.