Many have people that came from tangential industries and are posing as deal makers or solid underwriters.  

Most of the decision makers are the women and kitchens and bathrooms help sell the home.

There for the #1 primary decision factor for hiring a rehab GC should be (1) How many flips have you done before (2) how did those perform (3) when problems arose how did you handle them (4) how is your performance vs projected on time and costs (5) how do you perform vs others, whats special about youNotice $$$ is not a decision maker, because its not.

I use first community bank in Cabot Danny is the community manager and can make small loans or big ones he is the Dickson maker not some underwriter somewhere or a computer.

Also I host a monthly event called the Triangle Deal Maker Sessions (DMS for short) where wholesalers present non-MLS properties.

In NY, my stomping ground, the minimum indoor winter night time temperature is only 55 degrees!

Beyond that, I'm hoping that I can make RE investing my full-time occupation.

It is the social requirements that make real estate unique.Your dealings in real estate are not like a car dealer, who is not under the economic, social and legal restrictions of real property. 

As far as any prospective tenants in the future and smoking, I would advertise 'no smoking indoors - vaping allowed.'  

We're looking to make real estate investing into a real income source and are excited to learn all we can!