Are you planning on self-managing or do you need to hire a property manager?

Tenants typically handle smaller things like changing fridge filters or furnace air filters.

The principal has hired an attorney years ago not sure what she has done.

During his speech I researched his background and found out that he's a professional speaker hired by agencies to give presentations, and has no ties to RE.

I will hire a local person for emergencies and other stuff but wondering if anyone on this forum had specific details.

There have been a couple of decent things, but it's not a company I would  hire again.

I would recommend that anyone who’s doing a type of transaction for the first time hire an attorney to represent THEM, aside from the closing attorney or title co.  

Quote from @Danny Gonzalez: @Paul CijunelisSo I’m not in the IL market, but I’ve owned a PM company for 5+ years, and here are some lessons I wish I’d known when starting out:1.Hire a VA Early: If you haven’t already, bringing on a Virtual Assistant is a game changer.

His word isn't worth the air it displaces anymore. 

Basically I'm wondering if we should start our own LLC (owning it ourselves, "hiring" out the construction to his other LLC to avoid layering), or can I have his company get the loan and I just sign something showing that I'm providing the cash, am on the hook for the loan, etc?