If you are out of state, I would definitely recommend establishing relationships with contractors, property managers, agents, etc. before you start to make sure you are set up for success. 

Having established relationship will help to get better rates too.

Going with the latter and hoping to establish a relationship with the local lender going forward. 

Keyrenter is an established residential property management company with close to 10,000 properties across the country.

If you have no lates in the last 12 months and re-established credit meaning you have atleast 3 tradelines you have made ontime payments on for the last 12-24 months you may be eligible for VA financing with 580 min or lower scores depending on the scenario.Most of the time these type of files with be a total cluster and require 30-40 conditions ranging from letters of explanation, additional documentation, and or other to close.

Francis, If you haven't, start establishing a relationship with some lenders in your area.

Those systems were created and established long before any of us appeared on the earth and we are automatically born into them whether we like it or not.  

Real (established wholesalers) will face drastically reduced competition from the unknowledgeable muddying the waters and reduced competition from those with some knowledge but no or limited capital. 3.

Agency is FIRST established BEFORE any other action is allowed to take place.

Established a relationship with a local realtor with same interests How did you finance this deal?