Which comes first: agent or lender?

[Rashad Carrizales]

Hello everyone. So I am nearly finished with my business plan with a strong focus on my exit strategies for Rehab. I'm ready to look for properties but i'm trying to figure out which approach to follow:

Do I need to first find a real estate agent and then look for properties or if i have a few properties in mind do I proceed with the properties and present my exit strategy to a private/or hard money lender?

This is my first rehab project.

Thanks.