Also consider contacting houses that look vacant, simply door knocking in a neighborhood that you are interested in and talking to the homeowners in a genuine way, For Sale By Owners is another potential, using an App like Nextdoor or Facebook pages/groups related to local real estate and just telling the group what you are looking for, contractors also know about houses coming on the market soon and so do property management companies, and finally garage sales are a good way to find off-market properties as people prepare to sell.To Your Success!

Are you looking to connect with a lender, contractor, PM company, etcCongrats on the recent purchases and welcome to BP!

Since your a hands on person and have contractor contacts.  

Since you plan to travel often, focusing on systems and building a reliable team: agent, lender, property manager, and contractor. 

There's plenty of companies who design and install for contractors for reasonable prices.

I worked with developers and contractors for many years and the best way I saw this type of situation proceed was for the individual to partner with a mass homebuilder - depends on how big the property is - and also partner with a GC to install the infrastructure to the specs of the homebuilder.

My name is Rebecca and my husband, Nick Knox III and I have run Captain Save a Home LLC, Brew City REI Club, Brew City REI Training Cafe and Wisconsin Contractor and Handyman Club based out of Milwaukee, WI for over a decade.

From this definition and my experience with the Multifamily Mindset and their employees, independent contractors, and sponsors they promote that is exactly what it is in my opinion.I joined the program in June of 2021.

GC sat on the job waiting for more funds to pay their contractors and tried to strongarm me for more money.

Finding creative ways to value add could be a good avenue to get you in the door, especially if your partner is a contractor.