But from what I've seen, his biggest crtics seem to be other self proclaimed gurus that are promoting themselves and riding on his name to get found in the search engines.

Burn bridges after you are sure you will not need them.John CoreyPS.

Sorry, its the engineer in me.

Not saying you're doing that, but lenders have been burned many times by that, so they want to be sure you can fully qualify for both loans without the rental income.

Then, the contractor is left with burned gas, burned time, opportunity costs, and zero reimbursement.

There are 4 burned out properties right next to the one on S, Campbell.Also I am not impressed with her work. 

I choose cash flow as my metric becase investing for appreciation is speculative and if you speculate incorrectly you get burned. 

“The auditor, twice burned, is cautious now, but he looks carefully and decides there’s no way this guy can manage that stunt, so he agrees again.Ralph stands beside the desk and unzips his pants, but although he strains mightily, he can’t make the stream reach the wastebasket on the other side, so he pretty much urinates all over the desk.The auditor leaps with joy, realizing that he has just turned a major loss into a huge win.But Ralph’s attorney moans and puts his head in his hands.”Are you okay?”

Then, after all inspections are passed, close it back up and finish it off.Also, you might ask the building official if you can submit a professional engineer's letter that says he saw the construction, and that it was all done according to the applicable codes. 

If I was in your shoes, I'd learn a few things on first one then hire a pm. 20-30 units, your phone will ring non stop and burn you out.