.***^^^ I'll give you my perspective from the seller's standpoint.

And some agents are members of multiple Boards or licensed in multiple states.But the short answer to you question is no.

You'll need to foster multiple relationships to have a plan B and C contractor handy anyway.Relying on someone else's pictures is not a good idea, even if you're the pro in doing repair estimates.

There are multiple ways for him to get water, he has a 2.5acre lot bordering 2 other city owned streets (my lot is only .24).

Like many things I believe its all up to the individual person, and their perspective.

At the moment i have multiple options, combined i only have about 4k in capital between my wife and I to use. 

Additionally, when you create your listing on cozy, it is actually posted to multiple websites making your life easier. - https://www.zillow.com/rental-manager/   - I'm sure you've heard of Zillow.

From a rental perspective, improving the exterior of a property makes it more appealing to higher quality tenants.

Multiple offers on most properties. 

My advise would be buy more than a 4 plex - go with 5 and over if you are going with multiples to cut out some of the competition.