We had a licensed general contractor do the skilled work.

Keep in mind that this site has investors of all skill levels and in all different kinds of properties/markets.

Primarily considering it to protect personal assets with having a lot skilled labor needed on job sites, and hopefully many projects.

While you are looking at things to fix, the biggest one I find is lots of soft spots to downright holes in the particle board subfloors. 

A good agent will more than pay for him/herself by providing good negotiation skills and connections to solid buyers. 

I suggest your first book should be a text book for agents in pursuit of a license, it will contain the non-fiction, business basics you need to know and it will be the quickest way to get up to speed so that you may apply your management skills.

I think most people in business want to be liked, in fact, sales success has always been linked to strong interpersonal skills.

Tradesman InternationalMadden Industrial Craftsman & Labor Ready all 3 large temp agencies in the Seattle area for skilled and unskilled construction workers.  

It getting the insert fitting in the poly is a bit hard use a torch and very quickly heat the inside of the poly to get the resins soft . 

With your skill set you'll have no problem finding a mentor in your area.Ever consider Wholesaling?