Absolutely make use of all the online tools available throughout the processEvaluate resumes and reviews/recommendations from trusted resouces, peers and past clients (like you would on LinkedIn for example)Narrow down your search to the top candidates and schedule in-person interviewsChoose your top 3-4 final candidates and check referencesThen ask at least three to provide bids for your scope of work requiredEvaluate the bids and pick your top candidate...then there is one crucial step left...Make sure to take an in person look at the physical finished work your final chosen contractor has done recently.Like almost everything else in real estate, choosing a great contractor requires time and effort.  

Im excited for this opportunity, and I'm excited for this forum and its wealth of knowledge and resources.    

There is definitely opportunity up here in Baltimore but be careful of some of the "deals" that are being marketed - many of them are in neighborhoods that are not in demand.  

That leaves off-market deals, which seem to have the most opportunity to find deals that actually make sense. 

i just finished investment course on-line, What looking to learn more of  buy, Fix n flip, fast cash & cash flow etc....

Buying them lunch presents you the opportunity to learn from their past without making the same mistakes yourself.As the hour begins to draw to a close, I make sure the waitress knows the order is all on one check and that it comes to me.I use this strategy to turn lunch into a “lunchinar” as often as possible.

Even in our seller's market, there are some great opportunities for each here in Boise.   

When the HOA fees go up we'll use the opportunity to increase rents on units that are now substantially below market.

Even if you don't get a smoking deal at the start, there will be an opportunity to pull equity out a few years later.

I am looking at a opportunity to buy with existing tenets, it's off market and I can get it at around 100k under market value.