What is the best way to find good general contractors (reasonably priced, delivers on time, committed to quality) ?

Dayton could be a good alternative, offering similar price points.To narrow your options further, consider factors like population and job growth, cash flow potential, and the quality of neighborhoods you’d feel comfortable investing in.

Hello All,I joined Renatus 4 months ago and it is the best quality education I have ever seen.

We never or seldom use signs on properties. and get the best quality apps from MLS, Zillow and CL in that order. 

They do have a review from a returning guest that mentions the quality went down when comparing their first stay to their second stay.

I would base accepting them on asset quality. 

You can then take some of the profits and buy some quality RE, which will probably just break even for the first years, but that's not why we buy real estate anyway..

Never pay for work that hasn’t been done.3.Verify Work Regularly: Have an objective third party inspect the quality of the work weekly and provide updates.

No matter where you choose to invest, please keep in mind the following (copy & paste):--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a Class A property in Class D area, what quality of tenant will you get?

However The barrier to entry in the REI teaching business is very low and a lot of bad players join the game.What you describe led me to come up with Ned's Rule of Gurus.The quality of an REI course is inversely proportional to the price