Hiring a contractor to assist with repairs and a property management company to manage rental.

I'm a licensed RE agent, contractor, and investor. 

People are not thinking about how electricity get redone for the entire area.

If you're willing to be more active, purchase a property or two in an area you personally know well and have key contacts (handypeople, contractor, lender, etc.).

Yes, the contractors were bad people, but there were hundreds of red flags waving in your face and you ignored them all. 

As a licensed contractor, I can provide insights to make sure you’re getting the best value and quality for your project.

He deals with vendors and contractors.  

I will have a contractor do most of the work from now on Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Is in there, but a great thing you can do now is get your "core 4" figured out - agent/lender/manager/contractor - obviously you can adjust this and do one of the pieces yourself (self-manage for example) or don't need a contractor if you do only turnkey etc but getting this nailed down early is key

I’ve got a deal with my contractor where I pay him around $4,000 every 4-6 weeks and he does my plowing, my mowing, and all the maintenance he can do.