As a side note, although attorneys can use any legal means to defend their clients, steering them towards illegal means can get an attorney disbarred.

In this business contractors and others can take advantage of newbies so to be able to have someone that can steer you in the right direction or tell you yay or nay when dealing with certain people helps a lot and can save you some money!! 

Check the companies out on google local is a good start, If there reviews are not to good there then that is a start on who to steer away from.

I have always steered clear of the short-term-rental market because I like how hands-off my long term rentals are.

With the market like it is - it'll likely end up going for more and the headache is enough to steer clear of project given your limited resources.

I would steer clear of Illinois.

I talked to my clients yesterday that I steered away from Equity Build and I can't tell you how happy they are to have avoided this loss.

I'm working with an investor who has 18 properties in the area and lives there, she know every street and steers me away from bad areas. i'm going to try to attach a screenshot from redfin of recently sold homes in the area.also thank you so much for taking time out of your day to respond!

It's nuanced at that point and you really need experienced local people on the ground to steer you right.

Steer clear of Aaron and his web of deceit.