Online Facebook groups can be fruitfulOnce you find a property things tend to move fast so have a good contractor available to help you estimate repairs. 

Going to guess that they have a solid contract, that you signed, that states they make no guarantees or warranties about the referrals they give.

I have read information that states newer homes tend to appreciate faster after they first come onto the market.  

Quote from @Brian J Allen: I haven’t come across many articles connecting the Dunning-Kruger effect to real estate, so I thought I’d share my thoughts.In short, the Dunning-Kruger effect explains how, when you know very little about a subject, you tend to think you know a lot.

We tend to offer this to Owners to figure out the best route for them to proceed on development/building/renovating.

I can send you some referrals

I have a referral who may be able to help.

Ensure contractors have solid referrals from other investors and join local real estate investment associations for networking.

But I tend to like Bigger Pockets reviews even more because of the opportunity to interact with the author of the review.I will shout out to you in a pm as well.

The prices they have are towards the lower end and in PM you tend to get what you pay for.