Building relationships and learning from others can help avoid costly mistakes and ensure the property will cash flow or break even in worst-case scenarios.Good luck!

I can personally vouch for the value of building those relationships—having that in place has made a huge difference in my own out-of-state investing journey.If you’re open to learning more about Birmingham, feel free to reach out to me directly!

Real estate investing and the agent business are about relationships, not sales.

As you get more experienced and build relationships with lenders, you'll likely be able to secure better terms.

Will the case worker share whatever I communicate with tenant therefore making a difficult relationship potentially worse?

My goal is to network and build relationships with investor-friendly agents and experienced real estate professionals who have extensive knowledge of the central Indy market.

That would be an amazing place to start and build banking relationships.

Most issues will pop up in the first few months as guests use the place regularly, so have a good relationship with a handyman and maybe throw him some small jobs so that he will be on standby when needed.

It can be a fruitful relationship, as if you have investor clients looking for a trusted property manager, we will pay your a referral fee for sending them our way. 

Hello @Jonathan Greene,This is a great advice, I’ve heard this many times while listening on podcast that this is a relationship business.