I will be moving to the Northern Virginia/DC area in a couple of months and would love to meet investors from the area as well as a real estate agent, insurance broker and/or attorney familiar with LTR/STRs.

@DeAndre MasonIf you are only 2 points off being able to accomplish your financing, mortgage brokers should have resources to refer you to be able to boost your credit score.  

Is it possible to compare what the brokers I have consulted with offer.Or is that unethical and I should stick to the first one who send me his details also for the sake of not affecting my credit score. 

You won't be scaring away the seller, this is a completely normal thing to request and your broker should be the one prodding the seller's side for this info up front (especially if the seller's side hasn't provided it already with the marketing material at the very least). 

Yes, Real Estate broker in the UK, and lender who specialized in buy-to-let (investor style) loans

Yes, Real Estate broker in the UK, and lender who specialized in buy-to-let (investor style) loans

Send emails, call brokers, check social media and see who the bigger players are.

I've also brokered several properties in Dayton and find some good off market deals there. 

They used to list agents, accountants, and lawyers, but it seems they now only list agents.In addition to those shown for Greece, you might try some of the other international brokers such as CBRE and Christies.

I agree, people also need to recognize that the cost to raise capital is not cheap - going through a company like this or a broker dealer route will cost you 6-10% of the capital they raise.