And I've never had a 1031 go bad because of it.You're right - you do not need to have a QI in place to go into contract. 

Problem is we done ran into two bad contractors so now asking what now.

If you have  good or bad reviews, please list them here.  

Just checking because I had a couple bad experiences with meetups (not all real estate), as they ended up being more of a sales pitch.  

I made the #'s work in order to tell myself it was a good deal.Partners can be good and bad. 

@Joel Falk Loopnet is not necessarily a bad place to look, but it is not the first place these deals go.

I agree with @Lucas Carl and not just because he helped me get started :)But I would point out that the bad rep that AirBNB has varies by location.

Bad situation all around

I second cozy.coI’ve been using it these last few tenant cycles and it’s a great tool in many ways.1- if the tenant won’t pony up the $40 fee or take the time to do it, it’s a great indicator for me to who I’m dealing with2- I don’t have to take applications and money and I don’t feel bad for taking an app fee and not giving it to those applicants. 3- no need to collect ssn and to destroy4- Tenants can’t leave anything blank as they can with a paper app5- feels more formal and professional 6- generally the type of potential tenant I like to deal with that can use tech to communicate, which gives me a glimpse to how they’ll handle future complaints and requests. 

The bad news is that it is harder to find great deals and the ones you find are OK, but nothing to brag about.