It is code here where I live to have moisture barrier as part of the build.

A half decent carpenter can build the cabinets and drawers in a day.  

@Kevin D.You can build a team out of state and it's similar to building a business.

I'm hanging in there and building a strong relationship to build my rental portfolio and care for my customers. 

I feel like I should be looking for bigger investments yet I’m comfortably investing in small multi family and single family homes here with high equity build potential but very low,if any, Cashflow. 

If your investment strategy is to AirBnb, you had better build into your approach legal risk, because if you buy assuming that you'll AirBnb, then the city passes ordinances to force you to long-term lease (VRBO... monthly, 6 month, or 12 month), you'll be screwed if you cant cash flow.So, AirBnb investors generally don't have staying power. 

My strategy has been buying a primary every year, and since 2017, it's helped me build a pretty great portfolio with the minimum down every year.

Smaller local markets are harder to nail down accurate ARVs and find reliable trade labor.Regarding managing general contractors, I've heard some horror stories from our owners who have worked with GCs they've never met.

Building a new duplex to start my real estate career.

I'm under contract to purchase an apartment building in Ohio.