Yes, the contractors were bad people, but there were hundreds of red flags waving in your face and you ignored them all. 

Think that is very true because end of the day you are building a relationship with them and teaming up.

As someone who's spent the past 20 years building software to ingest massive amounts of random data, the short answer is, it's really difficult to get accurate contact data.

I'm looking to build a Casita/poolhouse for use as a short term rental in Summerlin.

The rent goes back into my ROTH account, builds up and then I buy another property when I can.

BP has built a great selection, all of them worth reading and that will help you build foundational knowledge.To answer this one: the words from old school investor Dolf De Roos "seldom sell" and you will find a lot of post on BP from people who regret selling properties in the past.

In my 30 years doing this I’ve found that as long as you address each issue that comes up properly and do the repair needed to bring that part of the building up to current code then you will be fine.

This deal aligned perfectly with my strategy to build equity and cash flow while leveraging hard money financing and refinance opportunities.

Those that choose and can rebuild, will most likely not build back to the extent or scale due to feasibility or costs or unanticipated new zoning, infrastructure, insurance and legal variables.

The local investors will need to know their local real estate and rental markets and depending on the infrastructure the investor has in place or is willing and able to build, that will dictate how much time and effort they would need to contribute.