Once you choose a contractor, you are walking the property to formulate a list of needed repairs/upgrades and prioritize that list - essential, high, medium, nice-to-have and cost the list.  

Of course, all of that would go away if they learned how to partner properly and use other methods to close in their name, but, many are just game players. 

Get involved with the local REi meeting and find some of the Local players.

You need to make sure you are dealing with one set of hands to insure full accountability not piecemeal turnkey as many people have turned it into.Finally, great point, you want to maximize your time and efficiency, more than likely you do not have time to do it yourself, or even have the resources to do it yourself correctly, you want to find a good partner to work with that has a sophisticated operation and can assist you and handle the assets every step of the way, so you can enjoy your family and prioritize your time on your core job.

In my experience, the smaller multifamily niche can be pretty lucrative (properties in the $500k-$1.5M range 5-20 units or so), as the bigger more sophisticated players tend to not dip this low but the returns can be good

@Jim HawkinsIt’s very easy to see who the players are on BP and who is window shopping

I cannot get into the Big players space to start with, but we thought we can start with this.

There are ways to make money, but it's hard.When this happens, commercial players aim to deleverage their assets.

You'll also need to convince these buyers you're a real player because we've all had numerous people give us their wholesaler pitch then never hear from the again.

It makes things easier, because I can prioritize my response time to the level of expectation it appears my client has.