Newbie General Contractor

[Anthony Micklus]

I am a Realtor and I have an absentee owner that wants to sell and has asked me to deal with some of the repairs in his Condo. Basically it needs the Ceiling painted and the place needs a good thorough cleaning. My question is two fold. First what how should I go about interviewing these contractors. I am thinking interview 3 contractors, make sure they are insured and make sure they have references. Is there anything else I should ask? Second I figure I will vet, pay and check on the contractors (after he provides me with the funds to pay them.) and add some sort of management fee. What is a good rate to charge? Any help or guidance anyone has would be greatly appreciated.