He is local and trustworthy.  

You have to make sure they are trustworthy, and vet them properly.

Continuing to work on my due diligence and trustworthiness of the contractor, everything is checking out.

As my portfolio expands, and I say “my” since my bf isn’t as interested in real estate as me and will stop investing after the first property, then I will be looking for trustworthy property managers to assist me with managing my buy and hold multi-family unit approach.

If nothing else, have a trustworthy house keeper / cleaner who is on the same page with your goals.

I'm rounding out my team, and it's time to find a good reliable general contractor for common rental rehabbing.Does anybody have a good trust-worthy GC I can lean on for repairs and estimates in the Cleveland metro area?

I'm rounding out my team, and it's time to find a good reliable general contractor for common rental rehabbing.Does anybody have a good trust-worthy GC I can lean on for repairs and estimates in the Cleveland metro area?

@Joe VilleneuveThis sounds great but how do you choose someone trustworthy of a long term financial relationship out of the blue?

Kyle, I have used an amazing foundation contractor before - Charles from SMF construction - very knowledgeable, trustworthy and reasonably priced. 

I'm looking for several reliable, trustworthy, investor-friendly team members in the Palm Beach County, FL area to add to my list:RE attorneyCPA familiar with real estate tax codeReliable subcontractorsGood handymenReliable property management companiesOn a side note, if there are any experienced investors out there in he Palm Beach County area that are looking for someone to help with the dirty work on any of their deals/property, let me know.