@Austin Bright Goosehead has a reputation.

Poor work and poor service get called out publicly, for example right here on Bigger Pockets, and reputation drives business.So, contrary to your statement, myself and my colleagues have tremendous incentives to provide excellent service and protect our reputation.

Look for lenders with competitive interest rates, favorable terms, and a good reputation for customer service.

Always had more work than I could handle due to our reputation . 

The City has a reputation of having a strong investment market that draws out of State investors for a reason, but it takes time to learn how to execute it properly.

If someone can recommend a property manager in this area that is reputable and reasonable, I would greatly appreciate it.

I'm trying not to give my realtor a bad reputation so she/he can blame it on me. 

New Jersey gets a bad reputation because there are cities with extremely strict landlord laws, people invest in those areas thinking they are getting a good deal because the numbers "look good" on paper, long story short many of these areas are horrible places to invest with some of the strictest landlord laws in the world. 

Great company and local operation that does things right.Toledo is notorious for bad operators especially when it comes to contractors so the BRRR approach when investing out of state can end up in disaster.Just had a 1hr call with an investor that was going to purchase a property for cash and site unseen.A "reputable" realtor in town influenced him to buy without doing an inspection.Just by looking at the photo's, we could see a lot of problems with the property.Stay diligent and focus more on the people rather then the deals themselves.Much success 

Here’s an article that goes into more detail on this.So how do you make sure you are choosing a reputable, qualified and experienced cost segregation firm?