The intent of getting a sales agent license is to educate myself in Real Estate and create some additional income.If your relationship is such that you need to hide your license, you’d be better off with a different working relationship.  

A property manager may be a hard egg to crack but once cracked (built trust or relationship), they can open many doors since they can be your advocate and have access to many homes.this is the case with apartment complexes.   

Instead of platforms like Angi, try building relationships directly with contractors, architects, and developers.

A coaching relationship is fundamentally different.

Are there specific qualities or terms you look for that make the relationship a good fit for your investment strategy?

The coaches I've had who worked with me where I was were the best and I still have unpaid relationships with several.  

I can keep going, but that will all depend on each answer.Let us jump to your comment about your spreadsheet calculator, as I mentioned market could be completely different depending on where you live in, fo this you have to look at what you want to focus on "appreciation" or "cash-flow", there is a balance between them when one increase the other drecrease, and that will always depend on the market, neighborhood and cities where you are planning to invest.Finishing with your comment about wholesaling, please don't look at it until you fully move-in, wholesaling is another beast that is managed different and requires a lot of partnership, relationship and local knowledge.Let me know if I can be helpful in anything else. 

Having the contractor relationship in place to move quickly and provide a high quality renovation at a reasonable price.

My partner and I are the creative investors that can guarantee we will put in the sweat equity to ensure a successful relationship. 

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