As a new real estate agent in Northern Virginia, I'm trying to make these connections, but my immediate thoughts and attemps just involve messaging these business and informing them I'm an agent and that if the respective family is in need of a realtor I'd be happy to work w/ them, but every time I do that, the response I get is "we already have a realtor" or "house was already sold or listed"........and a lot of times I am refresh to the post, so obviously I want to be "there" sooner so I can get the seller listing lead.

Hey Ximei,I totally understand wanting to maximize the impact of your initial investment, and if you're open to taking on a bit more complexity, the BRRRR route can be a game changer.

Getting multiple contractors involved will be your best bet to get a reliable estimate, though you need to come up with a scope of work.

@Dean GulloTo build connections in Southington and surrounding areas, join local real estate meetups, connect through BiggerPockets forums, get involved with local landlord associations, reach out to real estate professionals, attend town or community events, and expand your team.

On refinancing and financing in general - we do have lenders that understand our model, again your AE can connect you.Agree on getting host feedback - please join our Facebook group!

OrhiOrhi,You may wanna read the thread below before taking a Property Management recommendation from Bob.Who is Bob Stevens AKA Bob Prisco and what's his involvement in Cleveland? 

.• Understanding the rehab budget draw process: After you close on a rehab loan, your rehab budget is not handed to you at closing.

Best to involve attorneys/lawyers as well, but it depends on the type of financing you get.  

Credit scores are a reflection of someone's ability to learning and understanding the rules of the game and haveing the discipline to play by them.If you already have good credit, already pay everything on time (autopay), then increaseing your limits will probably help you the most, because it gets your utilization down, ideally under 10%.Higher hanging fruits are average credit and account age (just have to wait for that I guess) and inquiries, which are sometimes unavoidable as real estate investors.  

To learn from others, and part of that learning is to understand what operators are not operating at the highest standards.