I asked him during an interview how he did it, and he said “regularly attending local events.”Attending local RE meetups and Real Estate Investment Association meetings is one way.

Interviewing realtors is becoming a chore and I am not giving up.

They are doing phone interviews, one time, then giving them a letter stating that they are recommending 1-3 animals.

I have some YouTube videos on Pensacola Investing including an interview with a local military buyer I helped find a duplex to house hack in East Hill, just search Matt Jones - Pensacola Realtor on YouTube.  

I understand there are countless numbers of TK companies across the midwest, and my next question is which market to choose to begin creating my list of companies to interview.

Interview multiple property managers, get a copy of their agreement and then set a second meeting based on questions / research about their agreement.  3.

They can tell you what to do NOW, so you can be best positioned for a loan when you are ready to buy.When interviewing property mangers, make sure they are properly licensed, have a decent website, have company URL emails (not @gmail, @yahoo, @hotmail, etc.), offer an online portal for owners & tenants and MOST importantly, can tell you about their specific systems & processes to take care of your rentals.Many contractors are like politicians - whenever their lips are moving they're lying.

When i started out training was what was important to me, learning was more important to me then earning as the first would lead to the latter.When you meet with brokers it is an interview for them as well as you it is important that you can work together and both get what you need from the relationship.Much like investing figure out what your goals are and find a broker who can help you achieve that goal, my Initial broker fees where pretty high for the area (50%) but with that came a wealth of knowledge and 24/7 access to answers i could call my broker (and have) at midnight and she would talk me through whatever i was doing, that was the important part for me.  

You should go and interview a few different real estate agents, tell them what you want and let them know that you are talking with other agents to find one you can work with consistently on your REI goals and see what they bring you.

Any overall tips on red flags to avoid while interviewing PMs I might have missed?