Finding good contractors

[Abbas Jamal Eddine]

Hello All, I just joined BP!! I have read so many great posts and I have learned so much in the past few days just scrolling through the thousands of posts. 

My wife and I just bought a house in Savannah Georgia and both of us have full time jobs. The house needs some work, we bought it for a good price and hoping to sell it in the future, make some money and really start investing in real estate. The problem is that with my changing schedule, it has been very tough for me to get everything done so I am looking for some good contractors that I can count on (I have been screwed at least once by a plumber and don't want to repeat that experience again). 

My question is, how do you go about finding good contractors in general? 

Thank you in advance BP! You guys are awesome

[Theresa Nicoletto]

Go to the Savannah REIA. I goggled them and it looks like they have a newsletter, monthly meetings and various educational meeting regularly. Go to those and also sign up for any real estate related Meetups in your area. You will notice the same 20℅.going to everything. These are your active growth mode investors. Network like crazy with them. Ask them who they use. Ask to see their work. Ask them how they know them.

Go to Home Depot as soon as it opens. I think most are like 6am. (unless you live in a big city where they keep it. Meet the folks at Pro Desk. Get to know them. If they are great, fill out paperwork. Bring them candy... Be nice to them! Ask them for ideas.. some of them may workat the work as well. 

Trust but varify. Check references ask how they like to be motivated. Come up ideas to implement.