How did you find this contractor if you dont mind me asking and what caused you to select them over any other contractor?

Our primary focus are the major metros, but we are exploring some select secondary markets as well.

Go to listsource.com and select your county, or your city, or your zip codes, that you will be wholesaling in.

. - Are you giving them a certain interest rate on their investment over a selected term, or are you giving them a percentage of profits?

The deadbeats self-select themselves out.

When selecting amarket, we focus on 6 important criteria: Job growth Household growth Construction permits Demographics Tenant laws Strong government leadershipGreat returns typically follow these 6 criteria.Something I did while researching markets was to set up an excel grid to compare multiple markets and used a conditional formatting to show the strength of the market compared to the others.

At $1100 it cashflows but just barely, so its going to be dependent on the numbers I've selected as a complete novice for things like vacancy.

The best way to manage timeframes is to hire the right contractor, be organized and supply a complete detailed scope of work with all selections and colors. 

Anybody have some guidance on how to select somebody?

You will get a monthly compounding dividend (make sure to select automatic monthly reinvestment of dividends via additional stock purchase), done with a regularized professional account it is readily made liquid, and it gets you into both the REI and stock markets gaining some insight and knowledge via experience.