Which comes first, the property or the lender?

[Dana Dietz]

Hi, I have recently landed in a position where I am able to work on my dream and build my retirement, by getting back into real estate investing. My goal is to build a BRRR portfolio, but I need to build up my cash reserve so I was going to fix n flip in the mean time. But I'm also learning about OPM. I have some contacts for private and hard money lenders, that I got from my local REI meetings, but I haven't reached out yet because I don't have a property to pitch them at this time. Or should I connect first with lenders before finding property?

Thanks,

-D