This is a two-way interview, so have a short list of questions to ask the mentor (What books do you recommend I read to gain a better understanding?

What would you consider be the first member of your core 4 you interview? 

I have been twice interviewed and printed in Builder Magazine when I had my company before I retired it.

Don't settle for the first VA you interviewed.

What would you consider be the first member of your core 4 you interview?

you can locate MF properties in those zips and ask the tenants for the manager's name, number and rep. then call or show up and interview them yourself. someone else's idea of well-rounded and competent may differ from yours quite a bit - this is why i always do my own vetting. all the best!

This week I found and interviewed these guys offering calls staring at $5/hr from the Philippines headed up by an American for Texas maned Mack. https://www.facebook.com/derek.sabal.75 

I am surprised that this interview is hosted by BP and not corrected... very misleading to new investors :-( 

But Eddie Speed interviewed on the On The Market podcast had some interesting points, specific to insurance. https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/on-the-market-206

I'm seeing the same, and my recruiter friends are telling me the jobs that they are trying to fill companies are just interviewing and keeping a pipeline and not actually making an offer when they find the right person.