My suggestion to any one that are first time real estate investor in fix & flip, or planning to hold property for rentals, is to learn or read, understand about real estate financing first, build your assets and network or partner withsome has completed some projects in fix & flip and has some rental properties with positive cash flow within your immediate area before dving in to any project by youyrself.

AJ Dicarlo Rate (broker and will be able to match with multiple lenders instead of a smaller bank or network)

@Ike Okwerekwu Recommend 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.

If you are searching for offmarket, you can network with local wholesalers, and also use something like dealmachine to generate leads.

I have a team and large network of wholesalers, contractors, property managers etc.

I'd love to Network. 

If you want private investors, start by asking friends, family, or colleagues in your network who may wish to a passive income opportunity. 

I may start with house hacking to build confidence, take advantage of owners financing (this will be my first home), and to build my network first. 

I’m also an active member of the local landlord association in Joliet (JRLA), which has been a great resource for networking and education.

Grant Cardone (fraud) Brad sumrok is like lifestyles, I like Joe Fairless his website syndicationschool.com is free and well done enough then you can guide yourself and go network without paying 30-50k to join a BS program