Which comes first....

[Andy V.]

In a way, this feels like one of those "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" type of questions...which is probably why it's so hard to figure out when just getting started.

I have seen people say that the first thing that you need to do is get your team in place.  Start with finding your RE agents, lenders, contractors, lawyers, etc, etc.

I have also seen people say that, especially when you're just starting out, there's no point talking to most of those people until you've found a property or two you're interested in moving forward on.  That lenders especially will laugh if you want to get pre-qualified for a loan on an "imaginary" property.

So my question is this then...as a new investor who is getting serious about moving forward, do I need to start by interviewing contractors, lenders, and lawyers?  Or, do I start by just working with a RE agent to find decent properties?