You also have tons of new buyers who have money and/or credit who do not have full MLS access or do not get a reliable third party realtor to verify comps from these wholesalers are NOT cherry picked and do not misrepresent the values. 

Get a reliable handyman or not so reliable at a steep discount.

All they want to know is what I need from them to fund reliably and on time.Loan funds, they get the property.They go quiet on me. 

Do you just need a reliable contractor?

Then you know the exact dollar amount of any reliability or service-based premium you might be paying, and you can decide if you want to pay it, or would prefer to risk losing the house entirely.A company like the one I work at, the lender credit for a given rate might very well be $500 less than what you will get quoted at the jenky place where the underwriter doesn't know how to calculate rental income.

Is there a reliable tax estimator for someone who gets a W2 - a 1099 and has rentals?

Just trying to find the cheapest and most reliable solution.

We are currently uses a system that checks credit, to me one of the most important aspects in terms of finding reliable tenants.

I seriously need a reliable boots on the ground partner or services that will aid in making acquisition, rehab, selling, property management of sorts smoother.

In my opinion finding the skill set in a reliable person is the hard part.