I use this to sort of "sell the area".  

What sort of risk mitigation will help you sleep at night the most?

@Caroline PowellAnother thing .... make certain your selected contractor is very well versed on 203k's.

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

Licensing --- Most reputable lenders regardless of whether they only do private money loans or not will have some sort of licensing 2.

Have someone call, email text showing interest in the lead and see what sort of response you get.

@Ozgur Cebe Here's an article with things to consider when selecting a cost segregation company.

Our experience has been that when this happens (we have had this situation at least 4 times) it always plays out the same way, there is some sort of clerical error and we usually have it resolved in 1 -2 months AND they pay the back rent.

It is hard to prepare for me because I do not know if my next project is in 6 weeks or 6 months so interviewing now is sort of pointless. 

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!