Hopefully, you have been able to gain more advice since then. 

Obviously I don’t recommend this to the majority of investors because from what I read it seems like no one has this type of relationship with their contractor.

@Vinay Sanapala your naivete will get you eaten alive.Look at who is posting what in response to your post here.

Short term, assuming the real estate lobby doesn't sue this to keep delaying/appealing, once it goes into effect there will be no more broker fees paid by tenant *unless they hire the broker*Some long term effects I can predict already: - Landlords now having to absorb broker fees will bake this into the rent (e.g. how "no fee" units typically are priced a little higher than other units) - Real estate board will require another document (or checkbox) for tenants to sign stating that they're hiring the listing broker and responsible for compensating them for their fee *if* they apply and are approved- Regular New Yorkers will have an even harder time to find an apartment because you cannot legislate/regulate away a housing crises... 

At REI Capital Fund LLC, we’ve worked with a wide range of investors, from those flipping their first property to those building large rental portfolios.

If you just look on Zillow, pick a random property, buy it, and turn it over to people you don't know to manage it, it's extremely likely that you will: have it cost a lot more than you thought, get overcharged for things, lose money, and have a big chunk of your savings just stuck in the property not really doing anything for you.Not to discourage you, or to say that you would do what these folks did, but here is what NOT to do OOS:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1137397-balti...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/963/topics/1195280-expe...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1160450-run-i...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/67/topics/1167190-strug...I hope this helps - happy to dialogue further. 

I keep thinking I'm missing something here. 

Are they easy to work with?

Much more if you’re going to the studs.

Two good books to read since you're just starting out - Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki and How to Invest in Real Estate by Brandon Turner and Joshua Dorkin.You'll need to attend and network at real estate meetups to meet people that are already doing what you're trying to do where you're at.