When to Connect with GCs?

[Johnathan Simeroth]

Hello BP community! Newbie here, getting started in the Columbus, Ohio market with BRRRR deals. As I'm just getting started, my primary focus has been building out my team of core 4, +wholesalers. It has taken a lot of time reaching out to multiple people for each role, interviewing them, and looking for one to two top notch people for each spot.

In the process, I've noticed that some agents have contractors they can recommend, but don't hand out contact information for GCs until you've got a property under contract. 

That feels risky to me, but I'm curious your thoughts on it. Is it worth missing some deals while I work on finding and interviewing GCs and pick one who is a good fit, or does it make sense to put a deal under contract if one comes up before I've got a good GC?

[Daniel Spaizman]

@Johnathan Simeroth

That's great that you're getting a jump start on the questions. And I agree about be willing to pay someone for their time to walk the property.

I've just been a property owner in Columbus for 9 months, but have learned a lot in that time. Analysis for future properties will definitely look different than for the first few, as will the members making up the team.