It's called building bench strength. 

It's too large of an investment to get it wrong; you need bench strength.Real estate investing is a risk business.

We were extremely hard pressed to find a painter to do this which is why I said I could do it.

Instead, build a solid bench of 3rd party vendors; HVAC, plumber, handyman, etc..When considering whether or not to make a hire, most of it depends on how many hours you can dedicate to that individual each week, at least when hiring a maintenance tech.

I have found the best way to get attention is to go the press and be very loud about the lazy or indifferent system. 

I'm surprised you're still hearing negative things about it considering there's been so much positive press and chatter lately.

Beyond immediate safety concerns, the long-term financial implications, including taxes, are a pressing issue for those impacted by the disaster.

This fall we launched 2 more syndications for infill developments in Boise. a 30+ unit Live-work townhome project in West Boise that has never been developed on 1.3 acres of land and an 8 unit lot split on the Boise Bench with a house to flip on an acre. 

On some streets we're the only rentals, and you would be hard pressed to identify the rentals. 

Since you are new to the market, you can look at what the top rent pulls look like and cater accordingly on the design.You always want to build relationships with contractors, but that takes time and you always need a solid bench, just like in basketball because some days your starting plumber just doesn't show up and you need to bring in the backup.The rates are the rates and they aren't going way down soon so it's just part of a different metric to evaluate in your new market.Good luck!