Making contacts out of state

[Joel Cohen]

I'm looking to make contacts in the Chicago area and any advice on how to make these contacts from afar would be appreciated. Specifically I'm looking for the following:

1. Realtor who can make me aware of new properties coming onto the market

2. Property management company that can be trusted

3. Contractor that can be trusted

The trouble I'm having is that I'm just shooting in the dark and everybody is going to tell me they're the right person.

Cheers!