Getting one on board without any confirmed work ready to go is hard.I would recommend signing up for HAPCO and DIG, two local Philly organizations where the members often share contractor referrals and recommendations.That being said, it's a tough time to get started because Philadelphia is a hot market so most of the GCs who are knowledgeable/reliable/affordable have steady work lined up already from repeat investors who they've worked with for years.It's still doable to find good contractors out there, so I don't mean to discourage, just know that you will have to go through a lot of ones that are sub par in multiple ways before finding ones you can rely on.

I am digging into the list of providers now.

@Eric DamiHello, I’m a fellow investors that is now involved in garbage disposal, clean outs, full guts, basement dig outs and all of your garbage needs.

But I can’t and that’s really a shame because it something every new investor should dig into before they invest.One last thing.

I guess I'm the yin to your yang: I don't think most people should jump in to REI unless they already have a robust stock portfolio providing substantial dividends and/or vast cash reserves so they can afford to dig themselves out when a sewage line clogs, a deranged tenant trashes a unit and has to be evicted, they miscalculate the ARV by more than their profit margin because they forgot to double their back of the napkin rehab budget, tariffs cause the price of lumber to double during permitting, or something expensive and unexpected inevitably goes wrong.

Work on digging yourself out, but while you’re doing that work on becoming an expert.

I have to dig into that mentally before I can respond.

And true friendship can be one of the things that helps him to persevere and give him a reason to start digging himself out of his current situation.2) Focus on Things That Awaken Those Passions and Desires He Once HadYour friend has a Master's Degree. 

Are you involved with DIG? 

My PM tells me we may need to dig a few feet down to try and repair the leak after the next rain and we've been able to positively ID the general leak location.My question is, other than interviewing folks during DD, what is the best way to determine issues that are only present during certain environmental conditions (i.e. high winds or strong rain)?