Can you take the steps you suggest?

Just the first step alone is a bit of a deterrent. 

Does this approach make sense as a first step for us?

I’m glad your contractor and agent stepped up when things got messy.

I bought my first single family LTR earlier this year as a buy & hold, now starting to explore next steps.

Hello Federico, Congrats on having 300k saved up and ready to invest, that is a huge first step!

If so, are there any steps I need to take that would allow this to happen?

Hiring a Handyman: Posting ads on platforms Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace and conducting a multi-step interview process:Start with a phone screen to assess experience, availability, and resources.Follow up with an in-person meeting to determine compatibility and trustworthiness.4.

I had a very simple answer to that NOPE I had to learn you have to learn it and I am not going to create my own competition given that so few props actually get sold at the courthouse steps.. 

Because the 1st step to addressing any issue is first admitting and knowing you have one.