I would pay one of them to review the full details of the transaction and give you a road map of how to proceed before going any further.

I believe it tends to give me a slightly lower return, because the sponsor is going to be more careful, and if there is a severe downturn will prevent me from taking catastrophic losses.

I am reviewing the spreadsheet on bigger pockets on how to pick a market to start investing.  

There's a lot of sites and resources such as Angi, Thumbtack, Bark, and manually searching Google (reviews) and Yelp for a handyman.If you're looking to go commercial you may want to consider someone like Mr Handyman (neighborly).

Get a copy of the agreement and review every word of it.

While not every mentor is a guaranteed path to success, proper vetting through referrals, review of a mentor’s track record, and alignment between the mentee and the mentor can shine some light on whether or not this relationship is a good fit.

outcomes are on you, the investor.you may want to review these threads to see what others experiences were.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1137397-balti...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/1215726-break...

Doing our best to not let our clients get caught with their pants down while still being clear that we won't be taking care of it. 

As far as ethically that is part of my nature and I don't care for the aggressive (potentially predatory) strategies discussed by others, but I see value in offering a transparent and convenient service with lower costs and faster turnarounds than traditional MLS transactions. 

My motley crew of salty dogs, I wanted to take care of them.