Long Beach doesn't have rent control, while the others do, which may or may not affect you depending on the type of property ... research the laws there.Buy a "cosmetic fixer" with good bones but dated, ugly, dirty, smelly, etc. ... then roll your sleeves up and get to work fixing it up.

Lining is basically passing a sleeve inside the original pipe and the sleeve hardens. 

They have many tricks up their sleeves and experienced ones will get you a solid well thought out number.

This of course shows that even as a "passive" syndication investor or fund investor, you still have to do your homework and due diligence to ensure you preserve and grow your capital appropriately and responsibly.If you have more free time and even more capital to invest, then bypassing syndications and funds to invest in your own deals may be a good idea, IF, and ONLY IF, you're ready to roll up your sleeves and work to find, fund, close, and operate these deals. 

Are you able to coordinate between trades for example making sure the sewer lateral is at the right elevation, the concrete guy knows where it goes to sleeve the opening?

Personally I love reading threads about people who are willing to roll up their sleeves and put in some work.

It’s a two-way street: owners should build rapport and trust with buyers, just as buyers should roll their sleeves up and understand what they’re buying.Post-close, owners should thoughtfully consider the best way to introduce the buyer to employees, vendors and customers.

Note his head scarf, neck/face scarf and long sleeve shirts. 

I could have attached the trex railing to the 4x4 treated posts directly and could have reduced the cost by not using post sleeves ($840), post caps (110) and post skirts (60), but I convinced myself that as long as I was going to do this a little bit more to do it right would be okay.

The crimp connector repair consists of attaching a piece of copper wire to the existing aluminum wire branch circuit with a specially designed metal sleeve and powered crimping tool.