I learned how to maintain a home, work with real estate professionals, contractors, interview prospects, etc.

To help newer investors get started and learn from other likeminded professionals. 

Think about questions you can ask to gauge the experience the professional will give you when delivering services.

its most unfortunate that you had to go through this deception and theft from someone who is considered a professional in this business. we definitely appreciate you putting the warning out about this character. as hard as it is to find a reliable experienced contractor nowadays its even harder to find one that's not a crook and a liar and that's truly pathetic.   

We have a wide range of investors and RE professionals join us.

It was a lot of back and forth, but they bring the value of design professionals to the table.

We also have a big demand for traveling medical professionals, etc.

We have seen that having a professional marketing piece builds credibility which is invaluable in this business. 

In addition to tangible screening such as credit checks, evictions, criminal background, & income checks consider intangibles as well - how well do they communicate with you & how professional?

I'd rather stay out of the way and let professionals do their thing.