New Investor - lendors

[CJ Edenfield]

Greetings BP! 

This is my first post and I am ready to get to it. I am a new investor but this is something I have wanted to do for years. I regularly identify deals I would like to pursue that would provide great returns and I've almost pulled the trigger on a couple. My biggest struggle is making the connection with lenders (hard money or otherwise) to provide funding. I can have confidence in the property, the deal and run the numbers until I'm seeing stars but without connections to reputable lenders that are looking to put their money to work the deal goes nowhere. What are your suggestions/strategies for connecting with lenders willing to let their money work?

Currently, I am looking at single family and multifamily homes.

I look forward to meeting each of you and becoming a part of this community.

Thanks!