@Michael James Hamlin I'm a former tax accountant/business consultant turned fix n flipper and investor friendly agent. 

They make their money off of real estate agents, but real estate agents are the worst people to make money off because they are highly unreliable and in and out of the business when the market changes.Their target should be the consumer with higher levels that they can subscribe too for data, since Zillow is linked to the MLS now which makes their data somewhere more reliable.

I would make sure financially you have a good base and then connect with a local agent

Clarify your strategy—whether it's rentals, flips, or house hacking—and build a team of agents, lenders, and contractors.

@Timothy Frazier Yes, the only reason to use HML as a down payment is if the property is "mostly turnkey" AND you don't have the funds to renovate AND you have strong CMA comps from a real estate agent that supports that the fact that you are buying a property that is under valued AND your renovations would push that so that you could refinance.

The asking price was 125,000 and after I did a walkthrough with my agent I offered 100,000 because the house needed some serious work done.

I am looking to grow my buy and hold rental portfolio and would love to network with other investors/agents/wholesalers etc.

Is is subjective by real estate agents?

For on the ground evaluations, I rely on local contacts: agents, contractors, or even property inspectors to provide walkthrough videos and detailed feedback.

If it were me, I would reach out to other franchisees in your area (perhaps your Development Agent might have some insight...see...I know the Subway lingo and I've done Subways in my banking days).