And at the end of the day there is very little residual or referral business  .. 

He mentioned in his post how he spoke with three law firms and none of them agreed with his asset protection approach and was looking for referrals for someone who would agree with his strategy.

I can provide referrals if needed. 

@Michael CliffordRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

For lenders, you should be able to get some pretty good referrals from your realtor that you choose. 

@Jyotin GautamYou might be able to do it as you have explained it without being licensed, but if you are going to start a business of making referrals/finders fees, why limit yourself?

It's also a great idea if you don't want to get licensed to work with a company as a broker/ referral partner for both primary and investment properties.

I leveraged the BP site to get referrals on tax services now that my portfolio is growing (4 properties).

@Andre BrockRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

We used VAs for years but they were all referrals from other investors who no longer had enough work to support them.