The good ones are worth their weight in gold, but does the license make them magically smarter?

I work in comp so I have no issues building my own but I'd prefer to simply use one that's already created.Finally, aside from reviewing prior projects on the company's website and scouring the internet for reviews, does anyone have any tips on how to select a given company?

Any other guidance and/tips will be greatly appreciated ! 

Any tips from you savvy folks?

Here's another tip for all those out there that gurus don't teach you. 

Thanks for the tip on Fountain Hill.

Therefore, I ended going with the Gold plan which was about 20k, putting most of my savings towards this buy in.

I would be grateful for any tips and guidance you would be willing to share.

Any tips/suggestions ?

@Shrikant Kakani- thanks ...if you  dont need to use financing - disreagrd the following tip ..if you will need to use a loan to acquire your 1st investment property - I would recommend getting the formal loan pre approval step completed ..this is free  and it will help answer many questions you have  and  help get you organized and  prepared .