Hey Ray, While we here at Apartment Investor Pro don't have any official relationship with RaiseMasters or Hunter just yet, we do get referrals from Raisemasters to help members get their capital raising websites built.

Your relationship with an investor-friendly realtor will be crucial here.4.

Financing-  build a relationship with a regional banker, don’t shop for interest rates, start small and build history and loyalty they are your team, Cross collateralize, deposit CD/MM or custodial account with bank for loan, give them monthly updates, nail your deal analysis, do stress tests on your deal analysis-cost/interest rate/deal length/ sale price etc. 12.  

Framing your position as fair such as explaining the difficulty of finding renters during off-peak months - might help maintain a positive relationship and reduce risks of property damage.Prepare for What’s NextEven if the tenant moves out early, ensure you’re protected.

A local bank relationship How did you add value to the deal?

Starting out, it’s common for new investors to own rentals personally to access better loan terms.You will most likely have to buy it in your personal name and move to LLC later.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

Not many have vendor relationships that allow for no out of pocket cash outlays before enough improvements are made for a meaningful draw release. 

Understand entity structuring and what is best for you, especially if you are going to do flips.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

For rentals, consider holding properties in an LLC for liability protection.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

I spent a decade in advertising, before founding and running a custom wood shop for another decade, so 'm pretty good at the self-promotion.I agree with you that the more gorilla approach would be most effective and that's actually what i've been doing – calling RE agents in my service area with active listings, introducing myself to property managers and leasing agents...To answer your question, I will have to handle the work myself for 6-12 months to build out the SOPs and field service management systems, but I have a lot of relationships for those looking to "do the work".I'll check out the meet up and would love to grab a cup of coffee, I'll shoot you an email.