@Gladys Cepeda there are merits and trade-offs to both approach.

Facebook marketplace or even a "buy/sell/trade" group within Facebook could be a great spot. 

You may get some people off the bat who won't want to take on the project.I'd also recommend having a timeline in mind for how quickly you want to get the project done and asking each contractor if they have other trades they have experience working with and like working with. 

I'll trade you!

It's also a lot of risk if you don't have relationships with builders and other trades and understand how to navigate the local permit process.

Thank you for the response; I will propose a cash-for-keys trade-off.

Trades can be a great way to do that.

There are a lot of micro-skills to learn, from finding great deals to forecasting cash flow to financing to hiring and managing contractors to permits to inspections to managing tenants and property managers.

Justice Department Says It Will Reopen Inquiry Into Realtor Trade GroupOn Friday, the U.S.

They forecast 75% of the estimated rental income of the other units to your debt to income ratio.Roughly, for every 1,500 in rent you get from the other units on the property, it increases someone’s buying power 100K in loan amount.