It's FREE and a lot of people, including tenants searching for a home, come through this site to find what they're looking forScreen and select qualified tenantHost an open house personallyHave application forms ready with requirements, what's going to happen in the screening process, and the qualities you expect from your tenantsAvoid fair housing problemsLease-Up the tenantSet and collect the rentImplement day-to-day operationsHave a handyman you can trust and who will get the job done in a timely mannerGet things done in order to keep your business running smoothly (rent, taxes, mortgage, maintenance, etc.)Know how to renew leases AND how to deliver termination letters and deal with evictionIf they're a good tenant and you're a great landlord, your tenants will have no problem renewing a new lease period with youIf they're not a good tenant and start missing payments and etc use your current relationship with them to reason out a solution.

With a remodel, it is a trust and business relationship that you will develop with the contractor. 

Typically in my experience successful flippers are mostly folks who have a lot of cash ( the bad homes are all cash buys) AND who have  some relationship with the RE agents who handle the bank foreclosures.

Hi,I'm looking to establish a relationship with a REI agent in the northern VA area.

I am a local real estate investor that would like to build a network of relationships that mutually benefit each other through friendship, information, and success.

It's a process and have to develop new relationships.

As well as having a local trusted property manager.No one size fits all to investing - but my suggestion would be to build relationships and then invest with or through them.Good luck with your decisions and investments!

Build up a good, trusting relationship when you talk with them so that they understand that although you'll be making money off of the deal you're still looking out for their best interests and finding solutions.

@Josh MorrisYou can develop a relationship with a loan officer that works with investors and is knowledgable on getting clients pre-qualified. 

Otherwise they already have a relationship with a broker and you'll be interfering with that agent/broker's relationship. :)