Must have tools: you need some type of evaluation metric and/or tool that you are comfortable with and are willing to walk about from a deal if it doesn't meet your requirements.also, a deal is a term for a transaction, not to be confused with a "good deal".

can you layout your typical transaction with these folks its unclear from your post how these were set up.. are you a borrower and they are the first position lender on flip deals ???

Yes you partner with them on the individual deal but you get the reps in to become better at watching a deal from start to finish. 

@Michael Magno Just closed a deal in Baltimore and familiar with the area.

I work in engagement marketing and deal with construction tradesmen all day, usually more custom type tradespersons with a lot of care and concern for their own work, which may glamorize it more than I realize.

Without more info this sounds like a less than optimal deal.

@Anthony Zotto I hope you purchased a good deal because it's time to go to work and establish a new order. 

BP has various tools to help you analyze your deals (rentals, flips, wholesale, etc). : https://www.biggerpockets.com/investment-calculators7.

This site is for investors and to make sure we deal with the best.

Reach out to him he was great to deal with. $8900 is not profitable!