What broker are you going to be affiliating with?  

Look up creditboards.com they have a TON of info about it for free (They are to credit what biggerpockets is to real estate investment)  I have no affiliation to them other than I have read a TON there in the past.Don't pay anyone to build your business credit.  

During that time, I created an acquisitions subsidiary which was responsible for all acquisition lead sourcing, underwriting, and negotiations and closed roughly $20mil in urban real estate, an affiliate title company which facilitated all acquisition, loan, and listing settlements, and customized a cloud-based system which eliminated spreadsheets and tracked the entire process of acquiring/developing/selling real estate. 

I'm in no way affiliated with them, but I've been to their meetups a few times.

I want to have a network of affiliate wholesalers, investors and landlords in the business to help me grow my portfolio.  

.)- If you will be using a local realtor, property manager, or CPA see who they recommend- If you are doing any renovation or new home construction check for a local Building Contractors Association and see if there are any agents affiliated.

@Malcolm Lawson I think the more interesting one, though it doesnt come up very often is that in certain MD counties, and DC political affiliation is a protected class.  

And educating them (FAQ answers) even before they ask for more info, an offer, or to be pre-qualified as a potential 'buyer' by our mortgage lender / credit specialist affiliate(s).Where my 'business model' will differ, is A.)

They affiliate with business scammers!!!!!!

Hi Matt,You don't specify what kind of property you're looking for or where, BUT if you're interested in out-of-state buy-and-hold turn-key in markets with good cash flow, we bought our first property with about $25-30K in-hand through an affiliate of Real Wealth Network realwealthnetwork.com.