I found out their repair guy is also their home inspector... so he is checking his own work... it's shady shady shady... run away.  

Hi Chris from the U.P. of Michigan.Congratulations on deciding to get into real estate investing with your first Buy, Rehab, Rent, Re-finance, and Repeat or BRRRR and you are wondering where to start and who you should add to your team first.It is good you have cash or cash equivalents to buy the property and complete the repairs.As far as who to have on your team first, I would say an investor friendly Realtor who can help you find deals and introduce you to the rest of the team like a good property inspector to hopefully let you know about potentially expensive repairs early before buying the property so you can buy it well or not buy it at all.

.- Most contractors will cut corners, or worse, once they figure out they won't be watched closely:( Your job will also go to the bottom of their priority list.Monitoring progress is relatively easy: hire that same inspector to go by weekly or before any payments to take a VIDEO of:1) What was done2) Quality of workmanshipOne other thing you didn't ask about, payments to contractors.- They all want 50% down or as much as they can squeeze out of you. 

@Ross DenmanHi Ross, I would love to get a hold of that inspector for myself. 

I have contractors / an awesome home inspector.

Inspection Results: Mostly small issues, inspector was mainly concerned with multiple cracks throughout the siding.

This shows due diligence, not distrust.For seeing the property, if it’s your first deal, consider visiting or hiring a third-party inspector for peace of mind.

in our area that is a real big deal.. we did another demo and left a few pieces of flooring an inspector came on our job determined they had asbestos in them and we violated taking asbestos items to the regular land fill.. that cost me 19k in fines and 18k in lawyer fees to keep the fines from being really big..

Many people hire an inspector.

And the Fire Dept inspector?