Any suggests from your personal experience would be greatly appreciated!

Though, it has taken a lot of time and experience to get to the level where I'm at today. 

Direct communication with the builder has been the most effective method in my experience.

People of all experience levels come and share their insight!

You're still leveraging his network/connections/professional experience.

Quote from @Steven Barr: Quote from @Jay Hinrichs: Never did one in GA .. my experience is in CA..

House HackAttend as many REI meetups as you can to grow your network of investors for referrals, help through challenges you may incur but don't have experience with, and learn from proven guest speakersNetworking app like blinq to compile all of your contacts for REI in one area with phone and emailbegin conversations with local credit unions exploring what type of loan products they offer

Whether it’s for fix-and-flips, rentals, or other projects, I’d love to learn more about who you’ve worked with and what your experience has been like.Do you have any solid connections or recommendations for private lenders who use their own capital?

Can anyone elaborate or share your experiences on this?

In our experience, investors like to sell houses before putting in the market.