I am a first time home buyer looking to purchase a home/multi-family property.

A lot of lenders here that can help you more than I however I broker a lot in FL and most of my buyers use (in order)1.

The rest is luck: did it rain that weekend and did we have the right buyers walk through the door, to push the winning offer just the last bit.. you can't control that. 

If you haven’t done so, join AZREIA or smaller local meetups, where you may meet investors (who ought to be repeat buyers).  

This means a lot of units are sitting, and we're seeing a lot of price reductions, lower offers being accepted, sellers willing to help cover buyer closing costs, etc. 

. :) And if you need a rockstar buyer agent recommendation, I can definitely share some. 

If you flip again make sure a legit company does it to help ease future buyers

How have you gotten aligned with your co-buyers in the past (any exercises, tools, resources, processes, etc you've used) and how might you do things going forward?

Scotiabank is the most popular bank in DR for foreign buyers. 

The meaningful relationships are earned by being a trusted advisor  who provides accurate information even if it means your client will be less competitive on that particular opportunity compared to the buyer who arrives at their purchase number based on bad advice.