Having a title agency with a good working relationship is a must.

My question is really not about buying the property but potentially hooking up with a local real estate broker that I refer listing leads to.Would it be a good move for me to call local real estate agencies in my farm area and refer people that want retail to these places maybe for a small finders fee or even just to get on their good graces in case they came across something that fits my investment box?

Until you learn what you need to do here, hire a payroll service, or payroll your crew through a temp agency that will have workers' comp insurance, etc.   

If you are a first-time home buyer, and you are not a high income earner (yet), call the city halls and/ or community development agencies of the cities that interest you and ask if they have any programs available for aspiring home owners.  

Personally, I've been shifting my risk by paying-off my primary residence and other prime SFHs while refinancing my multi-family to at least a 10-year balloon or no balloon with agency loans, and raising liquidity and waiting for a better entry point.

I've worked for a redevelopment agency with a local municipality and now I'm a property manager at a university.  

Find the agency that works best for your needs.

He's not going to be able to help you with wholesaling, but my buddy Trey at the Lancaster Agency might be worth reaching out to.

Comparing Bank Recourse debt to Agency Non-Recourse debt, the most significant difference might be Replacement Reserves.  

If you deny an applicant or take any adverse action (i.e. charge higher security deposit, require co-signer, etc) based on information in their consumer credit file, then you should be sending them an adverse action letter which basically tells them what consumer reporting agency supplied the info you relied on, the contact info for that agency, and how they can get a free copy of their own credit report.