That is the relationship.

If you have a prop mgr in the state you are buying the prop in and after you have a good relationship with him/her you can use him/her as your RA if you want to save that yearly expense

I am more looking for ways to connect with these groups/investors and start to create relationships.

Unfortunately, the level of technical support that you are requesting is beyond our individual expertise, the service scope of our business, and the provisions of the legacy lease that governs your and [Tenant's] contractual relationship with Parabola, LLC.

This led to the development of many strong relationships and a network of talented individuals.

I'm a newbie in the Dallas area looking to learn and build relationships with others in the business.  

A face-to-face first meeting and conversation were invaluable in developing this relationship. 

Well typically you'd want to get a lawyer involved to draw up a contract, since he's your brother I'm not sure if that's what you want to do but regardless you need to agree on the terms of the business relationship beforehand to prevent any disagreements and disputes:1) Who makes major decisions (ie renovations, evictions, selecting tenants, etc.).

The self dealing seems to be out of play because there really isnt a rule that says a close relationship cant buy something from you. 

Starting out you're going to take a beating on the terms because you don't have a relationship yet but if the numbers work then them making an extra couple grand doesn't matter