If red flags pop up/ things smell fishy there's nothing wrong with asking firm questions and demanding solid answers.

I’m here to ensure you have a Plan B so we can avoid an auction sale.NOT - Haven’t gained a solid lead yet.

Drill down and pull comps when you get a solid prospect. 

We are looking for recomnedations on a solid property management company.

not free but if you are doing any sort of email blasting infusionsoft has a great email management and blast softward combined with a solid back end CRM.        

I am a scratch business owner a few times over, so I'm well aware of the need for planning, research, and execution of a solid plan.

I have a house I'm looking to wholesale but I have a concern about the roof.It was replaced a couple of months ago and the seller thought that the roofers were pulling permits but I can't find any evidence of permits being pulled on my city website.The roof was a tear off and a secondary moisture barrier was installed underneath.

Once you go through this exercise, it will become very evident to you which ones are the studs and which ones are the duds, cash flow-wise.

On one hand, if you want to manage a project such as a flip, you'd probably want to be nearby so you can be there to manage - at least until you've developed enough solid relationships with contractors and such.But, if you want to do turnkeys, you probably won't be able to finance anything in So Cal that would cash flow.

The deal has to be solid, as you can imagine.