@Alessa LeSardefinitely - most hard money lenders will loan you some percentage of the purchase and the rehab (85-100 depending on your experience level, number of deals, relationship with them, etc.)  

My wife and I have only been able to get you on a zoom call one time during our working relationship and we did not work through accounting errors during that call.

IMO- Building a relationship and speaking with them.

You cannot involve yourself in tenant's relationships with their neighbors.

Relationships can be important as well. 

All that being said, if things go bad be prepared to damage your relationship.

HELOC rates are typically best from the smaller banks that you have a relationship with. 

Are there specific networking events, online platforms, or strategies that have proven effective for building relationships with investors?

It comes from building relationships with anyone who doesn't hang up on you.What's your pitch to them? 

What I wrote above does not create an attorney/client relationship between us.