Loan servicing sometimes goes radio silent and I end up recruiting my originator to work behind the scenes to get the other department to respond.

The area (Bucktown) has perfect demographics and great tenants are easy to recruit and retain.

For example, if it is an independent recruiter, they will hog most of your resources.

I was advised by a Coldwell Banker recruiter to wait until I can dedicate more time to the RE business because the upfront cost is expensive and it'd be unfortunate if I invested money into something that I couldn't put time into.

Nothing is being sold, & no body is being recruited. 

You are immediately able to put a team under you if you possess the kind of recruitment and management skills needed to do that but I would recommend you at least do a couple of transaction yourself so you are very familiar with the process at a hands-on level. 

I used to be a recruiter and understand that I must utilize every tool in the box in order to be successful. 

I'd stay quiet, she's actually doing you a service, now instead of recruiting those friends of hers joining in with their like mob - mentality to your properties, she's actually deterring them, resulting in a free layer of tenant screening. but do continue to monitor/document if you are so inclined in case this escalates.

Strategic alliances were recruited and built with those with the functionary skills and track records be it flipping, market analysis, deal generation, property management and so on, he didn't need to be an expert at any of those as he was an expert at recruiting the best and running the big show. 

  #1 is be a great recruiter and salesperson to attract people to your firm.