Finding the right people starting out

[Alexander M Dant]

As my partners and I are looking for our first property we've been struggling to find a reliable team. From the dozen lenders that have simply ghosted us, to the lawyer that is more then happy to bill us for work that he forgot to do(and is impossible to get ahold of) it seems like everyone we talk to is either terrible at their job or doesn't want to do business with us. 

This friction in the process has been especially frustrating as we do have everything we need together for the lenders, and have done everything we can to make their life easier such as responding timely to emails and getting them things before they ask. 

Has anyone else had these same struggles as they were first getting going? Whether that be having trouble finding a great lender or just being taken seriously?

And...

What should we do moving forward to find the "rockstar" lenders out there that will get back to us and are great at there job?

[Alexander M Dant]

Update on the lender situation everyone. First, we did end up finding a lender we love who has held our hand through the entire process and has been GREAT about getting back to us. Funny enough, I connected with her in another state through small talk about what we both did for a living/interests well waiting for drinks to come out. Just goes to show you that you can make connections anywhere, anytime.

We're now under contract on our first deal which was another story in itself. Even though we've all heard it 1000x's, the first deal really does teach and show you so much. Knowing how to do something and actually doing it can be two different things but as always it's great to have the bigger pockets community, so thanks guys!

@Justin Goodin @Jon Kelly @Jeffrey Donis @Kim Meredith Hampton