Should I reach out to someone local for assistance or keep scraping the internet for a reliable company?

If you're handy or have friends who are (and are very reliable), maybe consider doing a house hacking flip.Consider the barriers you perceive to your entry into the market and what work arounds there might be. 

Looking for a reasonable and reliable flooring contractor in NH. 

To do this we need a network of reliable contractors that can keep up with the demand we create for them.

It is hard enough to find someone semi-reliable to get his construction task done under $50 an hour in the area.

Now that I have my finance degree, and tons of carpentry and labor oriented work under my belt, I started looking for small reliable real estate companies to apply to.

I have a new property under contract in Cumberland, MD and I need a reliable contractor available this week to walk the site with me.

It all depends on the reliability and the resourcefulness of your manager, but I would shy away from the nickel and dime companies that mark up repairs and lease renewals. 

It'll be a bit harder to pitch a loan that doesn't really make the lender money unless you have a long track record with them showing you are reliable and know what you're doing.

While I can't refer someone in your area, we have found a great way to find serious, reliable contractors; go to the largest HVAC supply house in your area, and speak to a manager and/or some counter people there.