Too early to say whether the licensing and legislation/reform that's slowly being introduced across the country will clean up the perception but currently this is how many in the industry (particularly the ones you want to build relationships with) view the RE wholesale industry. 

Hello everyone,Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Bernardo Cunha.

Hi Katelyn, it's good that you have taken the first step and introduced your self on BP!

Or is a simple email introducing myself suffice?

great discussion.prediction for bp: joshua will select, or, bp members will vote to have one bp online mentor monitor specific forums, and then that mentor will share his/her expert opinion, which will bring topics to a knowledgeable finish.i say this because often enough a topic will be introduced, and someone will respond with what seems to be good, sound advice/insight.

Money Mustache (MMM), a fellow Canadian who retired at 30, supporting his family through his investments.This introduced me to the concept of financial independence.

Wanted to introduce myself.

While you clearly don't do that, it does introduce ethics into the equation and clearly not all managers are created equal.  

Thanks for jumping into the forums and introducing yourself.

.- Institute a 30-day trial period (before introducing them to the team) where you and agent get to know one another.