I always pick up my butts so their aren’t complaints or anything for my landlord to get upset about.

Since it doesn't sound like you have a pre-existing relationship with a builder I'd spend a LOT of time checking references and their other projects prior to picking a team.

We are keeping it so investors are in and out of projects in less than 4 months.To just pick a market and try to put a project together on the fly far away from home, yes, that is a terrible idea.

I'd love to pick your brain on this topic.

I'm not picking my inspector off of YELP, where all the reviewers used a guy one time, and really have NO clue if it was a softball inspection or the toughest one ever.   

I'm still in the research phase but I'm looking to pick up my first SFH property out of state.  

What you are really saying is that before your hire someone they should have experience in their field....well duh.....Got an agent that rents but has sold 1000 homes vs an agent that owns their own home and has sold 3.... which one are you picking to work with?

That is a good way to pick and choose what might best fit you. 

I always picked up the permits.

I am slowly picking up some repeat customers.