To be honest, I think that's a great idea to work with this contactor.  

You could also look for an angel investor but, in all honesty with a 550 you will not get it. 

Honesty is always the best policy. 

But to be honest, I actually have no idea what I’m doing and am completely open to suggestions and learning from those of you who are more experienced.I am from a construction family and did construction myself so the idea of flipping a home is extremely appealing (I love doing construction and building and renos) BUT the time investment and risk associated if a property undersold seems unnecessary at this point.

@Blair Poelman To be honest, I don't really know.  

While I've been doing extensive research on my own, I've never engaged in any sort of real estate transaction before, and to be honest I can sometimes be a bit of a pushover in negotiations.So bearing that in mind, while I have come across a few listings that look great on paper and I'd like to pursue further information about, I'm weary of simply contacting the listing agent, as they obviously are doing everything they can to get the highest possible price.I've searched for a buyer's agent on Realtor.com, but it seems like all the ones they show me also have many listings for sale.  

@Kyle RobertsonThanks for your honesty in this area.

I just enjoyed the honesty of it.

I don't want to put the cart before the mule here but to be perfectly honest I don't know which is the cart and which is the mule. 

It'll have my logo on the top, and it's similar to the yellow letter but on white paper with some different wording and a little longer than your traditional yellow letter.4th round - Not really sure where to go from here to be honest. I