I get my real estate seller leads from the following sources:GQREA, Leads to Listings, Trulia, realtor.comWe also had GQREA develop landing pages in every zip code we cover.I then send all data to GQREA: http://realestateleads.pro/listing-leads to track and schedule..They generate their on leads/referrals and also call the data I send.

Any referrals would be greatly appreciated.

They promoted people who had no training or mentorship to move up2.

I love this site, but I think it promotes the idea that real estate done right is a sexy proposition -- owner financing, BRRR, off-market deals, blah blah blah.In reality, it's quite simple.

@Lorenzo Clark, thank you, great idea to connect with local realtors - and yes, my home inspector guy was great, encouraged me to not think I have to make all repairs at once but can prioritize, and told me what needs to be done ASAP/First - I think I could definitely contact him in the future for ideas/referrals and cost estimates.

@Jay Hinrichs yea the fact they were promoting commercial as a gold nugget I thought was strange because I know commercial can take forever to sell.

After the fact, you identified red flags and now understand why someone promoting on BP is no different than someone posting on other social media pages...it shouldn't automatically lend credibility to the company simply because they pay to promote themselves on BP.

We consider looking for or offering products, properties, services, referrals, recommendations, or loans to be advertising according to our forum rules. 

@Daniel BaradRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

I will always recommend using someone that comes as a referral from another person that has used that company/person.