Typically if you attend any investor meetings about 1/2 the crowd in many groups are agents looking for business.If you want to network, try service clubs, alumni groups, charities, religious groups, hobby groups or whatever interests you. 

Once converted to a rental, repairs and improvements may qualify as deductible expenses, but pre-conversion repairs typically do not.

The lender typically is not aware that ownership has changed.

Hey @Jaycee Greene, we typically get loans from smaller local banks.

I have a property on the barrier island that I do not want to list on MLS but I am interested in connecting with realtors or investors who typically sell or buy pocket listings and may be interested in this property.

You would typically use a lawyer to set this up for you.

can you layout your typical transaction with these folks its unclear from your post how these were set up.. are you a borrower and they are the first position lender on flip deals ???

If not, I have a lot of local knowledge and the typical trends of many of the Atlanta suburbs.

I would read up on "Squatters Rights" laws and how long a typical eviction takes to execute.

. :) It doesn't talk or teach about making millions as an agent but helps you understand what a career typically looks like and things to consider before jumping in.