Some alternative strategies include requiring renters insurance with pet coverage, conducting thorough inspections before and after tenancy, and establishing clear guidelines for pet behavior and care in the rental agreement.

Using outsourcing sites will give you control over how much you can or will pay the assistant, however, you most likely will have to conduct the interview and gauge whether the worker's quality once the work has been done.

We are virtual and having been conducting business in most of the eastern USA.

Best wishes, have patience, and always, always conduct your due diligence.

For example, I bought a fourplex and conducted a cost segregation study to front load my depreciation.

For actually conducting the rehab, you should check out J Scott's "Book on Estimating Rehab Costs".

Some people (not all) only seem to come on this website to berate and judge other people for how they are conducting their own business.

That's perfectly fine and fair-- just keep the assets to supplement your life style in the most risk-averse and conductive to living a free life. 

I know several lenders still conducting refis.

There's nothing really wrong w/it as long as you conduct your own due diligence and the deal works.