I searched for properties that stay on the market for a long time.

Hi Steve,Welcome to BP.There are several Meetups for Real Estate investors in Albuquerque.I suggest you go to Meetup.com and search.

I would check on this website on the find an agent feature or search Zillow for teams/agents in your area doing 25 or more deals a year.  

I have searched and filled out endless online forms only to have lenders offer me unsecured loans or other products, but not a heloc.  

There are also some great YT vids on the topic, search "BiggerPockets house flipping" or something similar.

I suggest you enter private money goldmine in search botton at top right of the screen and read the previous posts....here is one that gives good perspective as well as a link to legitimate private lenders.http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/1488...

Here are a few suggestions on how you can maximize the wealth of information available: Check out the blogs and podcasts, or take advantage of the search feature (magnifying glass).

I'm currently in search of lender to fund my new build.

I'm working through the "picking a market" worksheet and workshop, and there are no clear instructions on how to find this. i've tried googling it, and referencing my data aggregators, but usually data goes back a year, 2-3 if I'm lucky. 

@Mario Morales - Personally, I would do some research in your target market and search (even it on zillow) for 2-4 family properties and see what agent(s) seem to transact the most in that space.