I have a lot of respect for agents and brokers and they possess a lot ok knowledge and expertise that is critical to ensure that transactions are processed properly.

The less you outsource, the more learning and hands-on you can be.Even if you do end up managing yourself, I would recommend setting aside 10% of rents to "pay" yourself as the property manager, ensure you are indeed walking into a good deal, and to set yourself up for transferring the properties to a property manager if you did want to end up doing that one day.there are some good alternatives and "in-between" things you can do, like using a tool like hemlane.

The bottom line is, new construction or not, prices have to be able to be supported by comps, and you have to ensure the same desirability factors are still there.

Have definitely been seeing houses move fast so I'm looking to move quickly in putting my team together but also ensuring I'm making a smart investment.  

Sometimes the PR (Personal Representitive) of the estate has their address published as well, which could also be a point of contact as they are in charge of ensuring the estate is properly divided according to ones will.

You can’t just increase your price for no reason, you have to justify it through the quality of the listing matching the price point.In order to increase the ADR, you have to do two things:(1) ensure your listing (description and photos) matches up to the price point that you want.

Ensure that any borrowing from the LLC is at arm's length.

This allows you to ensure that you will be able to obtain funding and comply with all local zoning / building laws.

Being that this is a large chunk of my home's equity, I want to ensure that we have some protection in the transaction.

The first thing I would recommend would be to check into the feasibility to ensure you understand the potential difficulties of making the change.