@Lacie Gilbert Great morning,I am not a tax professional by any means but I think she would write off the the money she paid to you as rehab expenses, maybe issue you a 1099 at the end of the year.

The fact that the professionals are paid by the minute, so there is less motivation for them to get the job done quickly.

I work full time as an I.T. professional and part-time as a landlord.

@Yetunde Ijams, also get a copy of their driver's license.

If nothing else, my clients understand that they’re dealing with a professional.  

Zillow "...generates unbiased local and national real estate data and analysis on 929 metropolitan areas and approximately 10,400 individual neighborhoods that we provide to consumers and real estate, rental, mortgage and home improvement professionals..." (2) The Zillow database focus is data aggregation of 110 million properties with "information from tens of thousands of public and private sources."

It is a good place to connect with real estate professionals and to learn about real estate.

Being a hard money lender to developers/flippers is passive and not taxed.Ultimately the right solution will depend on your goals, and speaking with a professional in the field as well as your licensed tax advisor will be the best way to get a handle on your options.

A-class, no CF assets tend to be more for the busy professional who has to call contractors for every little thing.  

Some RE professionals are recommending selling Ca. properties in anticipation of a market correction and investing in multiple properties in other states.