You do that by getting references, getting multiple (3-5) bids, researching your project on you tube beforehand, and not letting your money get ahead of the work.

No offense, but Brandon turner, the you tube guys and the literature made it sound so easy to find these people but for me it's been my biggest shortcoming.

I'd be looking at discounted homes built after 1960s to make any money and would have to be 60% of value which I just don't think exists anywhere right now at scale. not 100 year old homes boarded up with knob and tube wiring, old HVAC, cast iron plumbing, etc. might as well build. a house @Robert Ellis Can you post a link to the houses you are building for $120K all in?

I just started to watch U tube in the last 6 to 8 months primarily for cooking recipes  and Aviation related episodes,  in northern CA there is Juan Browne and his Bloncolori channel I like him a lot.

(On this July 15th, as I was on U-Tube, looking for videos on the economic havoc that COVID-19 is working, in 2020; I ran across a video, entitled, "The Forth Turning- How This Crisis Was Predicted 30 Years Ago", dated June 7th, 2020 & done by Roger James Hamilton.

Travel, Scuba Diving (check out my you tube channel under my name for cool videos!)

After talking again to his team they transferred me to Steve where he proceeded to listen to PORN in the background and telling me I would need to pay more money.

Morbly on You Tube talking about the process. 

That and when the tv broke and I said "man, if we could just go buy some vacuum tubes" and kids looked at me like "wtf did Dad just say" lol. 

They deal with sophisticated repeat buyers different kettle of fish as it relates to the buyer pool As long as you have gurus and u tube pitching get rich with out any of your own money you will have this constant flow of unlicensed people coming into the business lets face there is not enough properties to go around for every one who wants into the get rich with no money schemes..