There's no right or wrong answer, just a balance of risk and reward. 

Sometimes the risk (self-install) outweighs the reward (saving money) especially if there is an unknown factor with the tenants ability to do the install. 

You might want to consider looking for somebody who is a specialist in this topic who can also serve you virtually rather than trying to find such a specialty in your neighborhood.Retirement Plans and Real Estate are two of my favorite topics and the small point at which they intersect is a very rewarding, but challenging, area of tax law.Best of luck to you.

It is important for investors to understand that each class of property represents a different level of risk and reward.

From my perspective if the property is empty they are not going to be rewarded for that they should work to find and keep good tenants. 

”Continuing on…And while the other guy is showing her these picts apparently he has her sign up for some “Rewards Membership” monthly subscription for preventive maintenance.

Plan on 65% LTC, at least one sponsor/borrower that has done a similar project in the past in terms of scope and dollar amount (inclusive of if you add a new partner willing to share in the risk/reward), 10% post-close liquidity (can't use loan proceeds to check this box), net worth equal to or greater than the requested loan amount not including subject property in net worth calculation (adding the other sponsor/borrower can fix this, too).

By focusing on the quality of early adopters, rather than just quantity, we ensure that new members find a platform already populated with valuable connections.We're also implementing a referral system that rewards our early users for bringing in their trusted contacts.

There is about $10-15k of rehab work and it would be nice to capitalize on rewards while building credit. 

But as one participant said, given the difficulties of getting new BFR online (particularly capital restraints), those who can get new BFR developments to lease-ready status in the next year or two should be handsomely rewarded by a lack of inventory.