You could keep the property off market and get it sold in a much easier manner. 

Not sure if I’ll attack in that manner right away but I appreciate the Input.  

Also the advantage of the PM scheduling the work is that hopefully it's done in a timely professional manner. 8% is definitely on the low side of the spectrum when it comes to PM's and I would imagine that they will mark up everything they do for you.

We like to find talent at Upwork and have had success in this manner.

Conduct yourself in a positive manner or remain silent around my tenants and employees.That is it.

Both ways work, require a lot of sacrifice, delayed gratification, sustained focused effort, and patience. 

Is the goal to create sustainable jobs for them or just to help you out?

Does one have to manage there margin, HECK-YEAH, but to randomly decide any with a mortgage are failing in some manner is BONKERS. 7.

I wish that I could set up our deals in that manner but he doesn’t use a lot of subs, they are his hourly guys and he has a ton of them.

While an appreciation play makes perfect sense to some (ie. if you see the price of your newly purchased house increase by 3.3% a year, in 3 years you will have gained 10% equity - which would be $20,000 on a $200,000 house), you have to be in a position to sustain that purchase.