I'm sure you will run into situations where you need an expert so have help on deck but demo, painting, dry wall repairs, easy stuff can be done by you!

THIS YEAR I PURCHASED THREE BUY AND HOLD PROPERTIES IN WHICH WE RETAIN 100% EQUITY POSITION. 

You CAN hire a handyman or contractor type to do a lot of the things that Nathan calls out above, yet at the end of the day the trick is how to compel them over and over again to act on your behalf in a way consistent with your best interest.It's a rare situation to find, train, and retain a contractor to do such things and do them well.It's quite common to find a savvy, well-train, systematic Property Management company who can do these things well, and they should add other value to your investment journey, too.

just like i am happy to retain that client that says they figured it all out and DON'T want to do any of it, lol.

Back door is facing the one bathroom wall of  unit A.

I would pay this guy a retainer if he asked.

Do you retain in the owner account some set working capital from your landlords (e.g. $500 per unit)? 

Added 2 bedrooms and a full bathroom, cut out egress windows, knocked down walls.

Do they want to retire/downsize portfolio but want to retain cashflow? 

(see if the pasta sticks on the wall like $200 per incident for smoke each time you discover the smell or have evidence)