If you have a specific task, short term then 1099 then, for example if you need VA and you subcontract to a VA company you would only need to 1099 then.

It's bound to be quite an adventure!

Print out a inspection checklist and memorize most of it, but take it with you to keep you on task.

They are pulling together the tradesmen and getting them more organized and getting them the hands for the menial tasks. 

I feel like it’s so tedious to do haha Cleaning is one of the most important tasks!

The first task that I believe can build equity is re-doing the up stairs flooring, replacing the hard wood floors with new laminate flooring.

Good for you on starting the real estate adventure! 

I protect their property, their income, their time, and their sanity.You can save some money by self-management but you'll still have to hire someone to fulfill certain tasks and it may end up costing you far more due to the mistakes you make.

Whether that is driving around taking photos, market research, analysis of properties(I've been working in excel and pulling houses on Zillow just to practice looking at what the expenses and returns would be via a property analysis calculator), grunt work, some extra time dedicated to tasks you can't be bothered with, marketing, etc. 

Yes trying to find a property where your wife or girlfriend will live is an underrated task.