Establishing a relationship with a few of them locally or nationally [if you have a network] would be extremely beneficial.

.: @James Hamlingyep - and when a tenant stops paying the whole thing implodes. cant think of a riskier investment  IE  counting on tenants for consistent cash flow.. at least if this is BCD class rentals might work with national tenants on triple net ..

Its a local business, not a national service which gives me more comfort as I'm not a fan of "home warranty."

Rents and property values rise pretty steadily in our market at a rate about 2-3X the national average.

@Chris Blackburn, while I can't speak to this specifically, there are a few red flags I see in your post.1: A Realtor has to be a member of the national association of realtors, an industry trade group primarily focused on your typical home buyer.  

We are all confused about what role a private lender plays, so here is a quick and dirty explanation.Unlike prime lenders (ex. big national and regional banks like Chase) that underwrite both the borrower's ability to repay the loan and the collateral (ex. real estate), private lenders make lending decisions based on the collateral. 

This is a nation wide issue but just want to make sure you realize.

If you could find any news stories, that might be a place to start, or even share national housing shortage data.

A year or two ago she switched to a very well known national agency.

Real Estate values, nationally, have never decreased over any 10 years.