You want to develop a relationship and not be the Out of Town once in a while client. 

But of course Realtors want to establish a working relationship where they invest their time looking, evaluating and commenting on properties for investors in the hopes that investor will buy through them.

But the biggest part of my success has been creating relationships with lenders, lawyers, and investors.Thank you for reading my post and the support.

You don't need to pay for mentorship or for some class, you need to work both sides at the same time via relationship-building.

It’s especially hard on a zoom meeting (hopefully we will be back in person eventually) You are welcome to give it a try and see if the content and relationships are beneficial Wish you great success 

On a personal note, I've only had great experiences using them to find a handy-person where I could see contacting them and possibly establishing a more working relationship for all your properties. 

(Note: I know the biggest risk is my relationship with this person, their honesty, etc.

The relationships I've built here in western Washington, allow for really good prices on work, plus I refer them out to my RE sellers and buyers for work to be done before listing or when after buying.Yes indeed, the three it's going up I think the only short-term rental that we would do in Washington would be converting our own house into a short-term rental space.

@Michael WilliamsUnless you have a previous relationship with a hard money lender I think it would be a rare find to get one that will loan to you without you having skin in the game.

-Purchase price is $475k-expected gross rents 4440/month if all are LTR, more for STR-Current rents per month: 1 is $850, 2 are STR, one owner occupied-Fair market rents per month: $1020-1200 as LTR-We have an existing relationship with an excellent professional property manager-We have excellent credit and high salaried  W2 income (attorney)Thankful for any advice you can offer!