My hard money lender is also a licensed Realtor and was willing to do this for me when I started, but this was after I built the relationship with him and borrowed from him several times. 

Building relationships with the same people matters a lot when a deal dies and someone needs an investor who can close.

I recommend being active on the forums, listening to the podcasts and joining the local REIA's down here to start building connections and relationships with fellow investors.

You will need to build relationships with the local investors to start.  

5.1% is not high in my area. i recently got 4.5% but that's because i have good credit and a good relationship with the banker.  

I have contacted several lenders, many of whom where of no help; however, I have began a relationship with a lender out of Portland, OR.

Anyway, private lenders being the best route still though relationship dev & nurturing is paramount and timely where time is not our favor, portfolio lenders such as Colony (interviewed w/them) and alike being 2nd choice and, local banks with a set up channel or that are interested in servicing these type of transactions could do good for all.  

@Sarah MillerI'm from MA and funded my first flip recently with a HML that we are hopefully closing on this week or next : ) that being said, he's not sketchy at all, actually, I've grown to have a great relationship with him over these past few months.  

Student in civil engineering .i plan to become a entreprenure in this business .would love to meet everyone and build new relationships.

This is where you will build the relationships necessary to help propel you forward and allow you to learn while you earn.