Do we pay ourselves as 1099 contractors or start reimbursing ourselves for the initial capital we invested?

Have these contractors seen your insurance policy?  

Having independent contractors or staff employees do your work on the property is a much better approach.

Building a Strong Team Culture:What activities or strategies do you use to build and maintain a strong team culture?

Building was about the same cost as buying used. 

For the hot water I am not sure if you can seperate him from the rest of the building at least you won't have other tenants complaining.  

Tesla is building all the semi-trucks here. 

It cannot be covered in a few posts but to help you get started top left is a tab, LEARN check that out, and BUILD YOUR TEAM, just for starters; you must know how to underwrite your properties, and local laws.You are in the right place, check out some podcasts and read some books.

Hi Angelica, I would look for a local meetup - there is a meetup section under "build your team" at the top of this site.

As for a tax professional - you can find those under the "Build Your Team" tab in the Navigation bar of the site.