Date them first, get to know them and make sure your values align.

Reason being is that their incentives are (mostly) aligned with yours.

Your biggest hurdle will be finding a company you trust and align with on a strategy level.Good luck!

Once you get in contact with a few, ask them questions that align with what you are trying to accomplish.

Let me know your guys thoughts on this, there is no right a wrong answer- as long as your goal aligns with it!

Then once your goals are aligned, I would focus on the strategy that is going to allow you to accomplish your goals as fast as possible.

That is the first step, you can’t shop before you know what you qualify for because you may fall in love with a project and realize it wont work in your financial guidelines.Also, look for agents that align with your interest.

See below for a few of the pros and cons of both, weigh them out, then pick which one aligns with you better.

Obviously a lot of assumptions here, but the interest rate shouldn't dictate what you're doing it's just an additional component to making a decision. 

YOU CAN NEVER EXPECT SOMEONE TO DO ALL THAT FOR YOU and everyone has their own agenda that usually does not align with your agenda.The most important factor about investing in real estate is analyzing the property, doing the math and the ability to do realistic projections.