I looked at your Profile and it's basically blank....A good start, as an aspiring professional, flesh out your profile with a little background, stats and goals.Mike

It won't help with this tenant but I have had many tenants where you had to go through basics on move in, you think they would know.

You’re able to learn the basics of a real estate investment with lower risk and build equity at the same time.

Quote from @Lucas De Carvalho: Lisa, tough spot...Vacancy bleeds you dry and the tenant pool right now is rough - a lot of people who want to rent can't clear basic screening.

Mine is a basic install where air handler is inside the house + condenser is right next to the house. 

I am a strong advocate of those same principles, but the real estate you are targeting cannot realistically absorb types of licensed and insured vendors your desired systems require to be effective. 

Basically, in the end, I would just be paying him for the job with the equity money, but he would also gain future equities.

Hey John, just using a basic excel spreadsheet to manage leads. 

You are basically putting your faith in the manager and are blind to the property selection. 

We start with a basic template and the only thing we update is the specific scope of work.