This is very difficult, because you have already established the rules of engagement. 

Stay engaged!

There are a lot of great people on here who can help you out, so I'd encourage you to stay engaged and also to get out to the networking events (REI at BW3, etc.) around town.

I see from your link this text is from the defendant's attorney in response to the case, where the plaintiff alleges the defendant engaged in the unlicensed practice of law. 

Myself, alongside my contractor, spent the first month after purchase working in this crawl space.

@Edwin Duran Accountants/ CPAs engage in tax avoidance for their clients (tax avoidance is legal, tax evasion is not).

However when I engaged a structural engineer, I found out the craziy high cost of repairing the many items on their last legs.

Keep in mind, that when you invest in real estate from a retirement account, that you can not be personally actively engaged in the business - ie: you can't self-manage, you can't spend money on repairs from your personal funds (must be from the same IRA; you can't hire contractors. 

There is a lot that goes into that is best learnt by working alongside people who are actually doing it.

IMO, if you are looking to maximize your ROI, don’t mind being engaged when needed and have some flexibility to put out the occasional fire as @Justin Anderson describes above then the returns can be well worth the extra time.