In David Greene's BRRRR book, he makes a recommendation to hire individuals for the parts of projects that can be done by unskilled labor as a way to keep costs low on rehabs. 

@Jonathan Greene So I do know a little about flipping.

I would say keep listening to more podcasts and read some books like BRRRR and Investing Out of State by David Green and some other books on BP to figure out what exactly you want to do.

Ultimately, I did this to combat the cash flow compression after the refi.

I would recommend reading David Green's new book "Sold - Every Real Estate agent's guide to building a profitable business" and see if that's something you see yourself doing.

The inspection report is supposed to provide information on all issues that need to be fixed by the turnkey provider.I suggest you buy David Green’s book on long distance investing because he provides some good comments and recommendations on out-of-state investing.

What would you put down instead of the green turf? 

Cap rates are compressing each year and there is a lot of job growth in Indy. 

Reading David Greene's book on Long Distance Investing is an excellent resource to start.

But there are many ways to mitigate the compressions the IRS allows you.