Finding good contractors

[Abbas Jamal Eddine]

Hello All, I just joined BP!! I have read so many great posts and I have learned so much in the past few days just scrolling through the thousands of posts. 

My wife and I just bought a house in Savannah Georgia and both of us have full time jobs. The house needs some work, we bought it for a good price and hoping to sell it in the future, make some money and really start investing in real estate. The problem is that with my changing schedule, it has been very tough for me to get everything done so I am looking for some good contractors that I can count on (I have been screwed at least once by a plumber and don't want to repeat that experience again). 

My question is, how do you go about finding good contractors in general? 

Thank you in advance BP! You guys are awesome