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

The seller owns an arborist business, has been in the home since the late 90s, and owns the house outright. 

I have just begun my journey in real estate investing.

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

I haven't turned over our estimates as I told our realtor that the estimates won't cover the real cost to us, which is higher due to loss of use (no rental income while work is being done) and time that we'll have to invest in hiring and coordinating the work. 

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

I am 25 years old looking to network and get into the real estate business.

The last house I bought, was brought to me off-market by my agent, and it's seeming that off-market is the only way to get good properties without the MLS prices.I've recently got a nice business card printed up, and would like to start a direct mailer campaign, using BatchLeads to find multifamily properties in the local towns that I wish to invest in.I have a pretty strict criteria about what I'm looking to purchase at this time:-Legal 2-or-more unit large Multifamily (not required to be owner occupied)-Each unit should be at least 3 bedrooms (so if it's a duplex, it needs to be 6+ bedrooms)-Sewer (not septic)-Gas (not oil)A lot of this information is not readily available online, so once I start my mailers, I'm sure I'm going to find people who eventually respond, but that don't have criteria which match what I'm looking for.I feel like it would be a waste if I paid a bunch of money for direct mailers, and then someone reaches out to me to sell, but their house doesn't match the criteria of what I'm looking for -- I don't know anything about wholesaling.What can I do to monetize these leads, or is the answer is that I need to learn So we believe no lead is a bad lead.

I have just passed my real estate licensing and am looking to start investing so any tips for a newbie would be greatly appreciated. 

A business plan actually makes sense but through the years ive been listening and learning through podcasts and audiobooks, i havent encountered a business plan as part of financing.