I’m starting to build my core 4 with the intention to acquire brrrr/flip properties.

I'd love to get your perspective on the scenario I'm currently facing:I currently live in SF but have traveled between SF and Toronto every few months for years—my family is there, and as my father ages, I've been feeling compelled to be much closer to home.

However, a value-add deal will deliver a different return to LPs than a core plus deal.

Experience, smooth talking, and knowledge all gets trumped by people who are like-able at their core and are persistent AS HELL but professional when they are pursuing clients. 

I would like some knowledge on multifamily investing in the area and a team of Core 4 to support.

Whenever you are buying a property out of state you should do a few things to ensure it's as smooth as possible.Don't buy in the roughest neighborhood in the urban core.

Yes, I do not want my real estate investing to become an accounting nightmare, and you make a compelling point about the need to shift funds around to cover expenses. 

Hey, my name is Collin and I am a life long learner and staying genuine as well as transparent are some of my core values.

Worn flapper or fill valve in toilet, replacing a faucet cartridge, replacing CH/A filters, change fluorescent ballast, adjust screen doors and windows, flush hot water tank, replace faulty breakers, replace a circulation fan in a refridgerator, replace agitator dogs in a washer, change heating element or ignitor in an electric or gas clothes dryer, lubricating a ceiling fan, replace a p trap under any sink, replace any wind blown shingles, change any thermocouple in a gas appliance, do simple 110v flux core welding, do pvc/copper/pex/galv. plumbing, etc.If you don't know how to do those things yourself, someone else is going to make money off of you.  

You started building a core team and that's important.