Those are great places for meeting people who hopefully at some point will know, love, and trust you and will refer you business. 

For the STR rental loophole, which is what you appear to be referring to, you need three things:1.

Hey John,I work with several different property managers, which I refer to for my clients (I'm an investor friendly agent over here).

Here is the podcast episode that I am referring to when asking this question. 

You can decline them off their credit, background and for not having 2 past positive references.

If you want to develop it, I can refer you a lender that will lend on a completed subject to appraisal but you'll be limited if you just want it for the lot.If you simply want the land as part of your property, you have more options including a HELOC which you can still use for development down the road. 

I refer some clients to them.

I’ve been offering a $100 referral fee for existing tenants who refer a new tenant to any of my properties.

Do you check Landlord references?

38116 and 38118 are the areas Im referring to and I have a Podcast where I break down the stats and all details of those areas.