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?