Can anyone recommend a good landscape contractor in the area for planting/irrigation/hardscape construction?

On a Lease Option you don't own the property so you can't sell the property (as in do a Land Contract, or Wrap, etc to your tenants). 

Hi all,I'm looking for a contractor to do a second-floor addition on a 60's ranch house.

Repair said property doing most of the work myself and manages contractors for work I can't or do not want to do.3.

Check for fraud in payments and distributions to non existent contractors.

I would get a good team in that area to help you with all of that- RE attorney, realtor, contractors etc. 

Like the others, you want to find good contractors in all the trades and GC it yourself.

preferably a contractor or an experienced investor to help you size up how much $$$ the "little" repairs may cost.then use the rental tool here or a spreadsheet and plug in the numbers to make sure it cashflows after deducting expenses, insurance, taxes, property management and capex.  

Are you wanting to purchase a wholesale contract or put a property under contract?

Get documents from the contractor - a contract with the scope of work, an invoice and a payment receipt2.