Check it out https://www.insurent.com

Check out deals closely, connect with many people, and eye cities where lots of folks rent.

Reality Check: What’s one thing you wish you knew before you started flipping houses?

I'll add while not a big fan I checked into Zillow and they are suggesting a $90k annual spend for 5 possible leads per month in areas 1-2 hrs drive from my office and mostly buyers, that makes no sense for my current goals.

Obtain multiple quotes from foundation companies, even if references are checked. 2.

I’ll check some of the names you mentioned out and go from there.

Obtain multiple quotes from foundation companies, even if references are checked. 2.

Yes, probably 50/50 to start and then once you have a strong track record with them, you may have the leverage to try to get a higher percentage on your end since technically what you're doing is more time intensive than what they are doing (cutting a check).

So check your market to see what the demand is, if pool homes get booked more and if so for how much extra on average. 

The fundamental is that the asset (real estate) does literally NOTHING without active operational inputs on a consistent, regularized basis.