Tracking Down and Qualifying Proffessianals (Attorneys, CPA's)

[Shane Martin]

I am new to the world of real estate but I have been in residential and commercial construction as an employee and a business owner for my entire adult life, so real estate investing, to me, seems like the obvious next step.  What I plan to do over the course of the next several years is automate my construction company to a point where I am no longer "Self Employed" but rather just a business owner, while simultaneously building my real estate investing business.  I have the plan but, learning from my mistakes in the past, I do not have the team of professionals to assist me with this lofty goal.

My question to anyone who has a thought on the subject is this.  Where would you start in searching for the right attorney, accountant, and real-estate agents for your investing business?