They will either come across as a professional, and ask logical questions, or they will talk fast and ask silly questions.

What this exercise might find is:- Contractors willing to communicate and go through formalities of estimating- How hungry the contractor is for work- Which contractors answer your exercise most professionally - Which contractors go above & beyond with thier answers and their own past example work/portfolio- Which contractors accurately estimate material and/or laborOf course if they don't or won't reply, it could also mean they are too good and busy to jump through your hoops -- so they could be great contractors as well. 

The key is simply act ethically and professionally in everything you do, disclose anything that needs to be disclosed, and hold yourself to a higher standard than even the public would hold you to, and you will be fine. 

Chatting with a few professionals in the field will be the best way to ramp up your understanding quickly.

I'm a newbie  i think mistakes are bound to happen, moving forward lesson learn I just need to be more professional rather than personal couldn't take compassion out of my system  and paid dearly for it. 

I've always loved real estate but like in Brandon's book my parent's were not keen on the idea so I unfortunately listened went to undergrad then went to professional school.  

Working with two different professionals in two different locations will prevent either form being able to see your big picture and plan/adjust accordingly. 

Facebook is a great place to get leads through boosted posts giving value, but you need to spend a lot of time building your business page and website so that they show you as a professional agent who knows what they are doing.One final note on Facebook advertising - unless you are directing a Facebook ad to a dedicated lead capture page and CRM, you are wasting your money.

A transaction's facilitation and coordination takes a lot of time and energy so why not let a professional handle that for you free of charge?  

Please give me some pro's/con's of seeking flooded properties, these are clearly distressed properties, but I want to go into this eyes-wide open.Thanks,Frank & Robin