I will definitely do my research and ask around for a good contractor. 

I am a recent graduate from Texas A&M university and a few months prior, I was considering getting into Wholesaling.I learned that with Wholesaling, there were so many pitfalls concerning wholesaling, legalities that one needs to deal with when wholesaling properties, so I decided to look at another alternative route instead.One of the areas that caught my attention was being a refferal partner for Real Estate and Private Equity investors.Do you guys know what states such activities are going to be legal or illegal?

That said, when you have your 341 hearing or, whenever the legal owner gets notice, you'll have to prove the property is your asset in order to keep it under BK protection otherwise, the bank will get relief from stay (They will no doubt file a motion for relief).

Does anyone know of legal authority for this issue? 

You should definitely think about adding a pet addendum to your lease.

I mean, by definition you shared in the spoils by hiring him. 

I’ll definitely look into that right now!

If your lease has a clause such as "tenant agrees to pay the security deposit," and you fail to enforce it, you're running into the legal concept of waiver.

You're definitely looking in the right area. 

That’s definitely good to know since RentRedi does charge for listings.