My understanding (because I haven't done it myself, but I invest with those who do) is that big commercial brokers hardly even call you back if you're not already a player, especially when it's a seller's market. well there are always broker working for the bigger brokers starting out you can share your journey with them.. so In a way I guess I mentored my client from Hawaii.. we closed this 5 mil deal I was happy..

I've learned that there tend to be a handful of large players in every market that wholesalers will come to BEFORE they market to their "buyer lists". 

Though it might not seem plausible, I think the "creative class" is a large player in the Portland jobs market.Buildings keep going up catering to "creative companies", and damn if they don't fill up all the offices.I myself have a desk in a rehabbed building in the bakery blocks, and it's chock full of lots of small companies no-one has ever heard of.  

In IT, nobody is building datacenters (small players) anymore everything is just about to rollover to infrastructure as a service.

We're a local private lender, so perhaps biased, but agree with his assessment that the local sharp shooters (local/regional funds) are better positioned to know the lending landscape than a national player.

There is still some food on the table, and your contractor and property manager are the 2 main players that help you harvest it.

If you learn how big players like these control the world, you can use this insight to your advantage and plan for the future, including where and how to invest!

That was not my personal experience or the experience of some of the bigger players that I know.

Go on YouTube learn as much as you can on how to repair stuff yourself become friends or try to build a good relationship with a handyman contractor you will be needing him as your team player for your future investing hope this helps

Don't hate the player hate the game.