The only way to gain experience is either by doing it or finding someone else who is doing it.I appreciate all of your advice and will not take it lightly.

With lots of light and smiles,Bhairavi

This lights a fire under the agents' bum to push your property. 

You want a cordial relationship with your tenants, but not to be at their beck and call ever time a light goes out.  

The following IRS website sheds light on UBIT. https://www.irs.gov/Charities-&-Non-Profits/Unrela...

Comps should be within 1/2 a mile to 1 mile away preferably. 30 minutes away is light years away for determining comps.Crossing state lines aside, your market can be completely different from one street to the next let alone a completely different city.

But these are specific team leaders - so I might consider them down the line.I know very little about Coldwell Banker so if anybody can shed some light on that I would be very appreciative.

I can also do the demo, painting and light carpentry, which will help the profit margin. 

There's some minor wiring issues in the garage with lights, but nothing terrible.Anyway, there is a 50k home equity loan against the place and that's it.  

As for labor you gotta ask one of your local contractor how much they're charging to do carpeting for That X sqft.If you don't wanna do all that you can simply use $10/sqft for light rehab, $15/sqft for medium rehab and $20/sqft for major rehab and get your numbers that way.