Information is very important - asking the right questions and knowing how to respond to responses will mark you as a rank amateur or professional who knows what to do and how to get the the bottom line quickly and close a deal.

I very much welcome opportunities to network with anyone, f2f, phone, e-mails, etc.Something I thought may help me is to ask all of you - What do you wish someone had told you before you started investing?  

However, those holding a professional license should call it as it is; a "Sale Associate" or a Real Estate Licensee.

The operating company rules in connection with real estate must be satisfied so make sure to work with competent compliance professionals if you decide to pursue the use of 401k rollover funds to finance a start up.

Just call him or her and get their estimate over the phone.

We've been playing phone tag. 

If anyone used any of these professional before and experienced an exceptional service in a reasonable price please recommend me them.

You will pay less Taxes on the sale due to paying Capital Gains instead of ordinary income tax due to being flipped the same year you bought it.I am not a CPA and will recommend that you seek advise with a professional on that area, but if you flip to rent instead of selling on your first years, you tax bill will literally be almost non existent.Do not let this flip and some appraiser steal your future as an investor, on the next ones, try to invest a lot less on the rehabs and you should be fine!!!!!!!!!!

If you went into the business transaction with a serious attitude and a professional process then yes they absolutely would. 

If you choose to go it alone, refer back to BP podcasts where people talk about how they manage their own properties and check the show notes for links to the software, resources etc. that they use to be professional, organized and ultimately successful.