I'm scouting out properties in Atlanta for a potential 1st investment purchase and I was hoping to get a recommendation of local contractors that could help provide estimates for repairs. 

I will be driving around and scouting out the neighborhoods.

Is anyone scouting for properties in Lake County OH and if so, what are you using to generate your list of properties to target?  

Thanks Joshua, I actually had a question about bird dogs http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/114192-your-opinion-on-bird-dogging-deal-scouts

Heading to Smyrna Georgia in a couple weeks to scout the local market.

I just signed up for this program, property scouts, andwondered if anyone has had success with it, the marketareas I chose are:  Manage Markets (20) Market Scouts Leads Status Action Philadelphia, PA 0 0 Active View Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1 0 Active View Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA 0 0 Active View Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA 0 0 Active View San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA 0 0 Active View Boulder, CO 0 0 Active View Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 0 0 Active View Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 0 0 Active View Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ 0 0 Active View Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 0 0 Active View Newark-Union, NJ-PA 0 0 Active View New Haven-Milford, CT 0 0 Active View West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton, FL 0 0 Active View Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD 0 0 Active View Baltimore-Towson, MD 0 0 Active View Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 0 0 Active View Napa, CA 0 0 Active View Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 0 0 Active View Charleston-North Charleston, SC

Sponsor a little league team, a girl scout troop, whatever the case may be.Send mailers, post cards, market updates, letters. 

If you are motivated to get them motivated, I would scout out some spaces that they could move to within a few miles to see if a move to another location with similar rent is even a possibility. 

Many lessons learned with who to work with and what type of contractor to hire and also how to scout maybe for next investment.

Today is my second day scouting Baltimore.