I’m now in a position where I'm thinking about a bigger future full of deeper and more meaningful relationships.

.- I prioritize building strong, professional relationships with my buyers by taking the time to understand their needs and goals.

You have a skillset that could be extremely useful for quick fixes and landlord issues and from there you can bridge relationships and partnerships to enhance your knowledge of real estate investing and couple your skills.

They are billed as "a scientific approach to single-family rentals" and use "institutional grade property management," which usually means they are a tech company in real estate and likely either don't have the existing property management relationships in each area or you chose an area where they don't have enough units through Roofstock for the PM they chose to care.

Fortunately this isn't a situation that has impacted my relationship with this particular tenant.

@Todd Fullerlove Love that you're looking to develop relationships with local, community banks in Knoxville.

You do it by building relationships over time and being an asset to investors.

From analyzing deals to exploring creative financing, I’m realizing that success in this business is about persistence, relationships, and constantly improving. 

If you can make some relationships prior to that with agents in the area who do what you want to, you can find yourself on a team or at a strong brokerage that matches what you want to do.

Aim for 720+ for best rates, I suggest start building relationships with your local lenders.