Should I route them through Apartments.com?

Some lenders have fixed costs, but most will go through an Appraisal Management Company for bids.

@Steven Catudal If you have enough for the downpayment, why not originate a construction loan through a bank to fund the improvements? 

I'm reading through the Ultimate Beginner's Guide and educating myself as best I can.

On the other hand, employing the on-site manager through a property management company reduces your administrative burdens and leverages their expertise, yet it may entail less control and additional fees.

If you were both two members in an LLC, which is very common, and you wanted to go separate ways, which is also common, then you would probably want to go through a "drop and swap" process.  

The only problem was that I couldn't buy it in my own name (a complicated story, but there was no way for the underwriter to write for the property to be put in my name as the buyer) so i created an LLC with my father and I as managing members and got the funding for it through a hard money lender.

If you ever want to schedule a call to shoot the breeze and talk through it, I'm happy to do so.

TCOs are through your building department, and at least locally you can ask your inspector for this.

I found it through a wholesaler, created a relationship and he accepted our offer How did you finance this deal?