How to get an "in" with agents who deal with REOs?

[Tom Jones]

Hello. This is my first post here so if I'm in the wrong forum please let me know. I'm a fairly new investor (fix and flips). I've done a few flips so far but I've always just stumbled into a good deal on my own without going through a realtor.

There are a few investors that I know of in my area that have realtors and they always seem to get great deals and a constant stream of properties to work on. I've contacted these agents and basically the most they're willing to do for me is give me some MLS leads (essentially the scraps that their already established investors don't want).

My question is how is it that these investors are getting a steady pipeline of great REO deals from agents? Do the agent's have an "in" with the banks and, if so, how can I get an agent who has that "in" and is willing to give me some business?

Thank you