@Alyssa DinsonYou can look up investor-friendly agents and PM's on BP in the area you choose. 

Hey @Aaron Price, I think the best way you can get started in real estate is to reach out to local investor-friendly agents in your market.

Call every local investor agenda (look at the agents that have investment property listings and call them) and call every local landlord that owns multiple properties (you can get lists off of Deal Machine).

Pool heaters are expensive but necessary Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

I'm an independent agent here in AR and I write a lot of rental property, with ~6 preferred markets and if the properties have some issues, age, claim history etc.

The listing agent is not providing any services, just the MLS listing.

@Timothy Eaton I'm an Agent, Wholesaler, and Investor in Spokane.

He determined the price and terms for the property, and according to the agents involved, he consulted with accountants and attorneys before signing the contract.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

As a MF agent who spends a large amount of time calling apartment owners (or rather, numbers purporting to be apartment owners), please believe me that reaching out to random run down buildings owners is unlikely to get you any deals.