However the opportunity to affiliate with a brokerage and learn from successful agents will teach you a LOT about negotiating deals, avoiding pitfalls, etc.

Since 1031 is a federal statute practiced identically in all states and also followed by almost all states and since many 1031s cross state lines anyway the location of your QI is not quite as important as with some other of your vendors.To find someone at the local level there may be someone who is an affiliate member of your local Realtor association or board of realtors. 

I am sure this will get me scolded by the MS faithful hereColumbus, OH -- I see good TK providers operating hereHouston/Dallas -- I see these on a lot of the affiliate websites, but my feedback is property taxes are high and cash flows are not good.  

Be aware of an individual Vijah Chopra and his affiliated companies, Landgrabber, funding Realty, Accutech Services.

RentFax does the same too I believe.You can try RentFax once for free or I have an affiliate promo code for RentRange that saves 25%.

I'm a new investor in the Los Angeles, Ca. area... looking to network with other local RE affiliates; wholesalers, agents, lenders, contractors, cash buyers, brokers, etc.

While we have no affiliation, we refer our borrowers to a lender who has successfully completed many (I believe 100's) of "take out" loans.  

I tried one already and they did not live up to their word (i.e: told that an affiliate will contact me within 48 hours and I didn't hear a thing for 72 wrote asking if I can get someone to call me, no reply after 48 more hours and then I obtained refund for the service). 

They also have a lot of people that get so overloaded that they fail.A One Size Fits all, everything you ever need to know package at $40,000 (not sure current pricing, this is a guess) is that (1) One Size Does not Fit All (2) Everything You Ever Need to Know may see you only needing to know 5 to 10% of it, so why pay for everything (3) And all of this is so overwhelming that many don't know where to start, what to do and after spending $40k or what ever on training have no money left to go out and actually start marketing to find deals.Which brings me to my next problem and that's all the affiliate marketing. 

I am not affiliated with any sites mentioned.