How do you build your team?

[Kyle Soudalan]

I see a lot of posts here every day where someone is asking for tips on how to find a good agent, property manager, attorney, contractor, etc. Particularly those looking to invest in a city where they don't live in or analyzing an out-of-state deal. And then several folks will say "you need to build a good team first." 

But how exactly do you build a good team? From what I've seen, it seems to be making posts here or in Facebook groups to crowdsource and sift through dozens of responses. And then it becomes tough to know who's talking their book or referring folks to friends, who may or may not actually be good at their jobs.