Yes, I agree my market, comfort level with my skills as an investor, etc. will help as time goes on.

In one of the best-known studies illustrating this particular human vanity, in 1981 161 driving students in Sweden and the USA were asked about their safe-driving skills, 93% of the American students considered themselves above-average, while only 69% of the Swedes did likewise.

You could hit Texas with money flowing into your pocket and the skills to setup a brand new market to profit off of. 

I  understand what you mean by staying out of the contractors way, I do have about 7-10 days before the contractor was going to start work so that's why I was going to remove certain things we already discussed removing.I appreciate the advice about how to being a better employer and trying to manage the overall project rather than getting into some of the details that don't fit my skill set. 

Value-Add - If you have the skill set and can do it time-effectively, absolute best return. 

What is your skill set? 

With the right relationships, you will eventually find the money (retiree's are a great source of capital), experience (those who have run a successful business or businesses), knowledge (real estate law, contract law, title matters, etc.) and skills (negotiation, marketing, leveraging) needed to scale your business.

Both of you are completely correct that Reputation is vitally important and it cannot be bought or produced with a shiny new product (house).

You don't need to be where your real estate is, especially if you have no skill around this.

And it's an easy thing to tackle that doesn't take any special SEO knowledge or skill.