If you already agreed to it, no way you let someone else do work other than YOUR contractor on YOUR property, for liability alone. 

How has everyone else’s experiences been in San Antonio?

If you are predominantly looking to flip these homes, someone else may be able to provide more-specific advice for your situation.

,I totally get where you're coming from—diving into real estate can be a bit overwhelming, especially with kids and everything else on your plate.

Also client is not responding to phone calls/emails.In the mean time, what else can I do to remedy the situation?

Maybe call it something else since that's too easy to ridicule lol.

How else could this post below have 5 upvotes?"

Networking with real estate professionals is huge, too – it opens up so many opportunities.Would you recommend starting with fix-and-flip projects or something else for someone new to private lending?

I'm not sure what else to expect.

That mindset matters arguably more than anything else, because mindset crafts reality.