@Marc ShinLike @Andrew Steffens said, for big items, go with quality.

I can refute your reputation, I can refute you who you fundraise from, I cannot refute a truly quality deal.

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.

I would base accepting them on asset quality. 

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.

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..

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