Brand/Marketing when starting out

[Kyle Joseph]

Hi guys,

I posted this elsewhere in the forums but thought it may better fit in the Starting Out forums...

I'm curious to hear about people's experiences and advice on branding and marketing before you own any real estate. Do experienced investors, hard money lenders, brokers, sellers, etc. respect a brand/name (assuming its done right) when someone is looking to acquire their their first piece of real estate, or is it better to wait until you have pieces in your portfolio? I feel like it would help to have a name/pitch (even if my portfolio is yet to see its first property) for networking/approaching investors/sellers, but can't tell if it'd be premature and confusing.

Thanks